Niger President Issoufou wins re-election in run-off: commission

Niger's incumbent President Mahamadou Issoufou speaks to journalists after voting during the country's presidential and legislative elections in Niamey, Niger, February 21, 2016. REUTERS/Joe Penney

NIAMEY (Reuters) - Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou won re-election, getting 92.5 percent of the votes in a run-off poll, the country's electoral commission said on Tuesday. Sunday's election, which had become a near-formality when the opposition coalition declared a boycott, gives Issoufou a second five-year term. (Reporting By Abdoulaye Massalaki, writing by Edward McAllister; editing by John Stonestreet)