▁vote . ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁November , ▁the ▁R DP ▁announced ▁its ▁support ▁for ▁T and ja ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round . ▁ ▁Alg ab id ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁parliament ary ▁election . ▁He ▁was ▁subsequently ▁appointed ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁High ▁Council ▁of ▁Territ orial ▁Collect iv ities ▁( HC CT ), ▁a ▁body ▁responsible ▁for ▁local ▁government ▁in ▁Niger . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁medal ▁by ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁Edu c ational , ▁Scient ific ▁and ▁Cultural ▁Organ ization ▁( I SE S CO ). ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁constitution al ▁crisis ▁caused ▁by ▁T and ja ' s ▁decision ▁to ▁seek ▁a ▁refer endum ▁on ▁a ▁new ▁constitution ▁that ▁would ▁enable ▁him ▁to ▁remain ▁in ▁power , ▁the ▁R DP - J ama ' a ▁announced ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁support ▁the ▁new ▁constitution , ▁which ▁would ▁establish ▁a ▁president ial ▁system ; ▁according ▁to ▁Alg ab id , ▁a ▁president ial ▁system ▁was ▁" best ▁su ited ▁to ▁promote ▁development ". ▁However , ▁the ▁R DP ' s ▁support ▁was ▁conditional : ▁it ▁demanded ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁constitution ' s ▁am n esty ▁for ▁those ▁involved ▁in ▁Ma ï n ass ara ' s ▁assass ination , ▁and ▁it ▁demanded ▁an ▁investigation ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 9 9