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Opposition considers backing new constitution

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    Political parties in Niger said on Wednesday they would support a law, introduced by the military government, that guarantees amnesty for former coup plotter so long as the measure led to the restoration of democracy in the landlocked nation, AFP said.

    "Our objective is restoring democracy so for the moment we can't afford to squabble over the little details," Ibrahim Ary, the assistant secretary-general of the Democracy and Social Convention told AFP.

    "We have embarked on a process of national reconciliation," said Amadou Hama, secretary-general of the National Movement for Societal Development. Some 89.57 percent of the 1.3-million voters said yes to the new constitution in a referendum on Sunday, which provides for a power-sharing deal between the president and the prime minister.

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