FILE PHOTO: Mohamed Bazoum sits at his pollitical party headquarters in Niamey, September 14, 2013. The ruling party's candidate, Bazoum, will enter Sunday's presidential run-off vote as the favourite to succeed outgoing Mahamadou Issoufou REUTERS/Joe Penney/File Photo
NIAMEY (Reuters) - Niger's newly elected President Mohamed Bazoum has appointed former minister Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou as prime minister to lead his government, according to a decree read on national television late on Saturday.
Mahamadou until recently was the chief of staff of Bazoum's predecessor President Mahamadou Issoufou.
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