The US declares the ousting of Niger's president a coup

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    65% ReliableFair

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"Senior administration officials told reporters that the U.S. was taking action after exhausting all avenues to preserve constitutional order in the West African nation, including urging the military leaders to restore civilian rule within four months in compliance with the constitution."
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"Any resumption of suspended assistance will require action by the CNSP to usher in democratic rule in a quick and credible timeframe and the release of ousted President Mohamed Bazoum who's been under house arrest with his wife and son since July, the administration officials said."
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10% Conservative
"Under U.S. law, a formal determination of a coup -- the unconstitutional overthrow of a democratically elected government -- typically results in a suspension of all non-humanitarian assistance, particularly military aid and cooperation, to the country concerned."
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-4% Liberal
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : Senior administration officials told reporters that the U.S. was taking action after exhausting all avenues to preserve constitutional order in the West African nation, including urging the military leaders to restore civilian rule within four months in compliance with the constitution.
55% : Any resumption of suspended assistance will require action by the CNSP to usher in democratic rule in a quick and credible timeframe and the release of ousted President Mohamed Bazoum who's been under house arrest with his wife and son since July, the administration officials said.
48% : Under U.S. law, a formal determination of a coup -- the unconstitutional overthrow of a democratically elected government -- typically results in a suspension of all non-humanitarian assistance, particularly military aid and cooperation, to the country concerned.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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