▁for ▁the ▁Development ▁of ▁Society ▁( M NS D ). ▁ ▁Alg ab id ▁was ▁also ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁parliament ary ▁election , ▁and ▁during ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁term ▁that ▁followed ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁Four th ▁Vice - Pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Vice - Pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁R DP ▁Parliament ary ▁Group . ▁ ▁Alg ab id ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁R DP ▁for ▁another ▁three - year ▁term ▁at ▁a ▁party ▁con gress ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁On ▁this ▁occasion , ▁he ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁R DP ' s ▁" im mediate ▁objective " ▁was ▁" to ▁secure ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁an ▁international ▁commission ▁of ▁inqu iry ▁into ▁the ▁assass ination ▁of ▁president ▁Main ass ara ". ▁ ▁Alg ab id ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁African ▁Union ' s ▁special ▁en voy ▁for ▁Dar fur ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁designated ▁as ▁the ▁R DP ▁candidate ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁president ial ▁election ; ▁however , ▁he ▁was ▁largely ▁absent ▁from ▁Niger ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁a ▁medi ator ▁in ▁Sud an . ▁In ▁the ▁election , ▁held ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁November , ▁Alg ab id ▁finished ▁last ▁out ▁of ▁six ▁candidates ▁with ▁ 4 . 8 9 % ▁of ▁the