Party for National Unity and Democracy

Its slogan "Salama", is an Arabic loan word meaning "Peace" in the Hausa language.

Its support base is amongst the Tuareg and other communities in the north of Niger.

[1] Established in 1992 by Akoli Daouel,[2] the party received 0.1% of the vote in the 1993 parliamentary elections, failing to win a seat.

It subsequently joined the Alliance of the Forces of Change coalition of President Mahamane Ousmane.

Despite increasing its vote share from 0.1% to 1.4%, it remained seatless following the 2009 elections.