9 ▁coup . ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁R DP ▁changed ▁its ▁position , ▁announ cing ▁its ▁un cond itional ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁refer endum ▁despite ▁the ▁continued ▁inclusion ▁of ▁the ▁constitution al ▁am n esty . ▁The ▁R DP ▁was ▁given ▁two ▁posts ▁in ▁the ▁government , ▁and ▁the ▁mand ate ▁of ▁the ▁H C CT , ▁cha ired ▁by ▁Alg ab id , ▁was ▁extended ▁by ▁six ▁months . ▁Some ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁disapp ro ved ▁of ▁the ▁decision ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁refer endum , ▁however , ▁and ▁two ▁former ▁minister s , ▁Abd oul raham ane ▁Se yd ou ▁and ▁M ous sa ▁O umar ou , ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁R DP ▁as ▁a ▁result . ▁ ▁The ▁R DP ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁parliament ary ▁election , ▁but ▁the ▁opposition , ▁anger ed ▁by ▁T and ja ' s ▁efforts ▁to ▁remain ▁in ▁power , ▁boy c otted ▁it . ▁E CO W AS , ▁which ▁wanted ▁the ▁election ▁delayed ▁in ▁hopes ▁of ▁resol ving ▁the ▁political ▁crisis , ▁susp ended ▁Niger ▁from ▁its ▁ranks ▁immediately ▁after ▁the ▁election ▁was ▁held . ▁Alg ab id ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 2 - member ▁Niger ien ▁deleg ation ▁that ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Ab u ja ▁for ▁tal ks ▁with ▁E CO W AS ▁beginning ▁on ▁ 9 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁T and ja ▁was ▁ou sted ▁in ▁a ▁February