The December 1958 elections saw the alliance win 49 of the 60 seats. The results in Tessaoua and Zinder (where Sawaba had won its 11 seats) were later annulled due to irregularities, with the Tessaoua seats awarded to the UCFA, and a by-election scheduled for Zinder. However, ballot papers were only printed for the PPN, and due to fears of violence, Sawaba did not put up candidates, calling for a boycott instead.[2] As a result, the UCFA gained control of all 60 seats.