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Elections in Mali
 
Political Profile
Political System: Democracy
President: Amadou Toumani Touré [since 08 June 2002; elected 2002, re-elected 2007] The President is elected by direct popular vote for a 5-year term. Electoral System: Two Round (Run-off).
Prime Minister: Modibo Sidibé [since 28 September 2007] The Prime Minister is appointed by the President.
National Assembly [unicameral] (160 Seats) 147 members are elected by direct popular vote using the two-round (run-off), 13 members representing Malians abroad are elected separately; members serve 5-year terms.
Political Situation since Independence
1960-1968 One Party State (US-RDA)
1968-1976 Military Regime
1976-1979 Military Regime & [De-Facto] One Party State (UDPM)
1979-1991 One Party State (UDPM)
1991-1992 Transitional Government & Multiparty Transition
1992-        Democracy
2007 Freedom House Rating: Political Rights - 2, Civil Liberties - 2, Status: Free
Next Scheduled Presidential Election: 2012
Next Scheduled National Assembly Election: 2012
Political Parties: ADEMA - Alliance for Democracy in Mali (centrist), BARICA - Alternation Bloc for Renewal, Integration, and African Cooperation, BDIA - Bloc for Democracy and African Integration, CADDI - African Congress for Democracy, Development, and Integration, CDS - Democratic and Social Convention, CNID - National Congress for Democratic Initiative, COPP - Convention for Progress and the People, FAMA - African Front for Mobilization and Alternation, FNRSIT - National Front for Renewal and Safeguard of Territorial Integrity, MIRIA - Movement for Independence, Renewal, and African Integration, MPD - Popular Movement for the Development of the Republic of West Africa, MPR - Patriotic Movement for Renewal, PARENA - Party for National Renewal, PARI - African Party for Renewal and Integration, PARISA - Alliance Party for Renewal, Integration, and African Solidarity, PCR - Citizens' Party for Renewal, PDJ - Democracy and Justice Party, PDP - Party for Democracy and Progress, PDR - Party for Democracy and Renewal-Dounkafa Ton, PE - Ecological Party of Mali, PIDS - Party of Independence, Democracy, and Solidarity, PMPS - Malian Party for Social Progress, PPP - Popular Party for Progress, PSP - Solidarity and Progress Party, PUDP - Party for Unity, Democracy, and Progress, RAMAT - Malian Rally for Labor, RDP - Rally for Democracy and Progress, RDT - Rally for Democracy and Labor, RND - National Rally for Democracy, RPM - Rally for Mali, SADI - African Solidarity for Democracy and Independence, UDD - Union for Democracy and Development, UDPM - Democratic Union of the Malian People, UFD - Union of Democratic Forces, UFDP - Union of Democratic Forces for Progress, UMDD - Malian Union for Democracy and Development, UNPR - National Union for Renewal, US-RDA - Sudanese Union-African Democratic Rally.
Coalitions: Alliance for Democracy and Progress (ADP) [Contested the 2007 Presidential and National Assembly Elections] A coalition of 43 political parties aligned with President Amadou Toumani Touré (an Independent). Major parties in the coalition include the Alliance for Democracy in Mali (ADEMA), Union for the Republic and Democracy (URD), Patriotic Movement for Renewal (MPR), and the National Congress for Democratic Initiative (CNID); Alliance for the Republic and Democracy (ARD) [Contested 2002 National Assembly Election] The Alliance for Democracy in Mali (ADEMA) is the main party in the coalition; Convergence for Alternation and Change (ACC) [Contested 2002 National Assembly Election] Member parties include the Bloc for Democracy and African Integration (BDIA), African Congress for Democracy, Development, and Integration (CADDI), African Front for Mobilization and Alternation (FAMA), Movement for Independence, Renewal, and African Integration (MIRIA), Party for National Renewal (PARENA), African party for Renewal and Integration (PARI), Alliance Party for Renewal, Integration, and African Solidarity (PARISA), Party for Democracy and Renewal-Dounkafa Ton (PDR), Ecological Party of Mali (PE), Malian Party for Social Progress (PMPS), Progress and Solidarity Party (PSP), Malian Rally for Labor (RAMAT), National Rally for Democracy (RND), Union of Democratic Forces (UFD), Union of Democratic Forces for Progress (UFDP), and the Sudanese Union-African Democratic Rally (US-RDA); Front for Democracy and the Republic (FDR) [Contested the 2007 Presidential and National Assembly Elections] A coalition of 16 political parties and organizations. Major parties in the coalition include the Rally for Mali (RPM) and the Party for National Renewal (PARENA); Hope 2002 (Espoir 2002) Coalition [Contested 2002 National Assembly Election] Member parties include the Rally for Mali (RPM), National Congress for Democratic Initiative (CNID), Patriotic Movement for Renewal (MPR), and the Rally for Democracy and Labor (RDT).
 
Election Results
 
 
Presidential
--Single Party: 1979, 1985
--Multiparty: 1992, 1997, 2002, 2007
Legislative
--Single Party: 1964, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1988
--Multiparty: 1959, 1992, 1997 (April), 1997 (July), 2002, 2007
Referenda: 1974, 1992
Communal: 2004
 
 
1959 Election

Registered Voters

Not Available

Total Votes (Voter Turnout)

Not Available (N/A)

The Sudanese Union-African Democratic Rally (US-RDA) won the election. No figures available.
 
Single Party Elections
Sole Legal Party: Sudanese Union-African Democratic Rally (US-RDA)

1964 National Assembly Election

Note: Following the withdrawal of Senegal from the Mali Federation in August 1960, Modibo Keïta became president of the Council of Government of the Sudanese Republic until 22 September 1960 when he was appointed President of Mali. He was re-elected President by the National Assembly on 13 May 1964.
 
02 June 1974 Constitutional Referendum
Main Points: Directly elected president, Presidential Term of 5-years, Unicameral Legislature, A Military Committee for National Liberation is to determine government policy for a span of 5 years

Registered Voters

2,904,292

Total Votes (Voter Turnout)

2,678,145 (92.2%)

Invalid/Blank Votes

       3,625

Total Valid Votes

2,674,520

Results

Number of Votes

% of Votes

"Yes" Votes

2,665,531

99.66%

"No" Votes

8,989

00.34%

 
Single Party Elections
Sole Legal Party: Democratic Union of the Malian People (UDPM)

19 June 1979 Presidential Election (Moussa Traoré elected unopposed)

19 June 1979 National Assembly Election (82 Seats)

13 June 1982 National Assembly Election (82 Seats)

09 June 1985 Presidential Election (Moussa Traoré re-elected unopposed)

09 June 1985 National Assembly Election (82 Seats)

26 June 1988 National Assembly Election (82 Seats)

 
12 January 1992 Constitutional Referendum
Main Points: Multiparty System, Division of Powers, Presidential term of 5 years

Registered Voters

Not Available

Total Votes (Voter Turnout)

Not Available (N/A)

Results

% of Votes*

"Yes" Votes

98.35%/99.76%

"No" Votes

01.65%/00.24%

*Conflicting results. Most sources provide one of the two percentages listed above as the final outcome of the referendum.
 
23 February & 8 March 1992 National Assembly Election

Registered Voters

Not Available

Total Votes (Voter Turnout)

Not Available (approx. 21%)

Party

Number of Seats (116)

Alliance for Democracy in Mali (ADEMA)

76

National Congress for Democratic Initiative (CNID)

09

Sudanese Union-African Democratic Rally (US-RDA)

08

Popular Movement for the Development of the Republic of West Africa (MPD)

06

Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP)

04

Union for Democracy and Development (UDD)

04

Rally for Democracy and Labor (RDT)

03

Union of Democratic Forces for Progress (UFDP)

03

Party for Democracy and Progress (PDP)

02

Malian Union for Democracy and Development (UMDD)

01

 
April 1992 Presidential Election
First Round (12 April 1992)

Registered Voters

Not Available

Total Votes (Voter Turnout)

Not Available (23.6%)

Second Round (26 April 1992)

Registered Voters

Not Available

Total Votes (Voter Turnout)

Not Available (20.9%)

Candidate (Party)

First Round

Second Round

% of Votes

% of Votes

Alpha Oumar Konaré (ADEMA)

44.95%

69.01%

Tiéoulé Mamadou Konaté (US-RDA)

14.51%

30.99%

Mountaga Tall (CNID)

11.41%

-

Almamy Sylla (RDP)

9.44%

-

Baba Hakib Haidara (US-RDA)

7.37%

-

Others

12.32%

-

 
13 April 1997 National Assembly Election

Registered Voters

Not Available

Total Votes (Voter Turnout)

Not Available (N/A)

The results of this election were cancelled by the Constitutional Court due to irregularities on 25 April 1997. The second round, planned for 27 April, does not take place.
 
11 May 1997 Presidential Election*
Voter Turnout: 28.4%

Candidate

% of Votes

Alpha Oumar Konaré (ADEMA)

95.9%

Mamadou dit Maribatrou Diaby (PUDP)

4.1%

*Boycotted by the main opposition parties.
 
30 July/03 August 1997 National Assembly Election*
Voter Turnout: 21.6%

Party

Number of Seats (147)

Alliance for Democracy in Mali (ADEMA)

128

Party for National Renewal (PARENA)

08

Democratic and Social Convention (CDS)

04

Union for Democracy and Development (UDD)

02

Party for Democracy and Progress (PDP)

02

Convention for Progress and the People (COPP)

01

Democracy and Justice Party (PDJ)

01

National Rally for Democracy (RND)

01

*Boycotted by the following main opposition parties: National Congress for Democratic Initiative (CNID), Sudanese Union-African Democratic Rally (US-RDA), Popular Movement for the Development of the Republic of West Africa (MPD), Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP), Rally for Democracy and Labor (RDT), Union of Democratic Forces for Progress (UFDP), and the Malian Union for Democracy and Development (UMDD).
 
April/May 2002 Presidential Election
First Round (28 April 2002)

Registered Voters

5,746,202

Total Votes (Voter Turnout)

2,201,154 (38.3%)

Invalid/Blank Votes

   636,378

Total Valid Votes

1,564,776

Second Round (12 May 2002)

Registered Voters

5,746,202

Total Votes (Voter Turnout)

1,723,210 (30.0%)

Invalid/Blank Votes

   298,464

Total Valid Votes

1,424,746

Candidate (Party)

First Round

Second Round

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Amadou Toumani Touré

449,176

28.71%

1,099,653

64.35%

Soumaïla Cissé (ADEMA)

333,525

21.31%

609,320

35.65%

Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta (RPM)

329,143

21.03%

-

-

Tiébilé Dramé (PARENA)

62,493

3.99%

-

-

Mountaga Tall (CNID)

58,695

3.75%

-

-

Moussa Balla Coulibaly (UDD)

50,211

3.21%

-

-

Choguel Kokalla Maïga (MPR)

42,469

2.71%

-

-

Mamadou Sangaré (CDS)

34,603

2.21%

-

-

Mandé Sidibé

31,359

2.01%

-

-

Ahmed El Madani Diallo

25,584

1.63%

-

-

Daba Diawara (PIDS)

17,156

1.10%

-

-

Oumar Mariko (SADI)

13,718

0.88%

-

-

Madiassa Maguiraga (PPP)

12,548

0.80%

-

-

Youssouf Hassan Diallo

12,455

0.80%

-

-

Modibo Sangaré (UNPR)

11,667

0.75%

-

-

Mamadou Gakou

11,505

0.74%

-

-

Mady Konaté (PDP)

11,302

0.72%

-

-

Modibo Kane Kida

9,722

0.62%

-

-

Mamadou dit Maribatrou Diaby

9,101

0.57%

-

-

Almamy Sylla (RDP)

8,851

0.57%

-

-

Habibou Dembélé

7,964

0.51%

-

-

Sanoussi Nanacassé

7,829

0.50%

-

-

Ibrahim Diakité (FNRSIT)

6,899

0.44%

-

-

Abdoulaye Sogolomba Konaté

6,771

0.43%

-

-

 
14 & 28 July 2002 National Assembly Election

Registered Voters

Not Available

Total Votes (Voter Turnout)

Not Available (N/A)

Party/[Coalition]

Number of Seats (147)*

Hope 2002 Coalition [Espoir 2002]

66

 

Rally for Mali (RPM)

  

46

National Congress for Democratic Initiative (CNID)

13

Patriotic Movement for Renewal (MPR)

05

Rally for Democracy and Labor (RDT)

01

Alliance for the Republic and Democracy [ARD]

51

 

Alliance for Democracy in Mali (ADEMA)

  

45

Others

06

Convergence for Alternation and Change (ACC)

10

African Solidarity for Democracy and Independence (SADI)

06

Independents

06

Vacant**

08

*In addition, Malians living abroad were represented by 13 legislators selected in separate polling.
**By-elections for the eight vacant seats took place on 20 October 2002. All were won by the Alliance for Democracy in Mali (ADEMA), raising its total to 53 and increasing the Alliance for the Republic and Democracy (ARD) coalition's representation to 59.
 
29 April 2007 Presidential Election

Registered Voters

6,884,352

Total Votes (Voter Turnout)

2,494,846 (36.2%)

Invalid/Blank Votes

   229,363

Total Valid Votes

2,265,483

Candidate (Party) [Coalition]

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Amadou Toumani Touré [ADP]

1,612,912

71.20%

Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta (RPM) [FDR]

433,897

19.15%

Tiébilé Dramé (PARENA) [FDR]

68,956

3.04%

Oumar Mariko (SADI)

61,670

2.72%

Mamadou Sangaré (CDS) [FDR]

35,776

1.58%

Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga [FDR]

32,973

1.46%

Sidibé Aminata Diallo (REDD)

12,443

0.55%

Madiassa Maguiraga (PPP)

6,856

0.30%

 
01 & 22 July 2007 National Assembly Election

Registered Voters

Not Available

Total Votes (Voter Turnout)

Not Available (N/A)

Party/[Coalition]

Number of Seats (147)

Alliance for Democracy and Progress [ADP]

113

 

Alliance for Democracy in Mali (ADEMA)

  

51

Union for the Republic and Democracy (URD)

34

Patriotic Movement for Renewal (MPR)

08

National Congress for Democratic Initiative (CNID)

07

Union for Democracy and Development (UDD)

03

Alternation Bloc for Renewal, Integration, and African Cooperation (BARICA)

02

Solidarity and Progress Party (PSP)

02

Movement for Independence, Renewal, and African Integration (MIRIA)

02

Bloc for Democracy and African Integration (BDIA)

01

National Rally for Democracy (RND)

01

Citizens’ Party for Renewal (PCR)

01

Sudanese Union-African Democratic Rally (US-RDA)

01

Front for Democracy and the Republic [FDR]

15

 

Rally for Mali (RPM)

  

11

Party for National Renewal (PARENA)

04

African Solidarity for Democracy and Independence (SADI)

04

Independents

15