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Mali elects on the national level a head of state – the president – and a legislature. The president is elected for a five-year term by the people. The National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) has 160 members, elected for a five-year term, 147 members elected in single-seat constituencies and 13 members elected by Malians living abroad.

Political parties

Mali has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

Gender parity

On 12 November 2015, the National Assembly voted in favour of a gender parity law requiring at least thirty percent of elected or appointed officials to be women.[1] The law was ratified the following month as Law 2015-052 of 18 December 2015.[2]

Latest elections

Presidential elections

CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Ibrahim Boubacar KeïtaRally for Mali1,331,13241.701,791,92667.16
Soumaïla CisséUnion for the Republic and Democracy567,67917.78876,12432.84
Aliou DialloDemocratic Alliance for Peace256,4048.03
Cheick Modibo DiarraCMD236,0257.39
Housseini Amion GuindoConvergence for the Development of Mali124,5063.90
Oumar MarikoAfrican Solidarity for Democracy and Independence74,3002.33
Modibo KoneMali Kanu Movement72,9412.29
Choguel Kokalla MaïgaPatriotic Movement for Renewal68,9702.16
Harouna SankareHarouna Movement57,4061.80
Mamadou Oumar SidibeParty for the Restoration of Malian Values54,2741.70
Modibo SidibeAlternative Forces for Renewal and Emergence45,4531.42
Kalfa SanogoAlliance for Democracy in Mali (unofficial)38,8921.22
Mamadou Diarra36,1241.13
Modibo KadjokeAlliance for Mali30,4790.95
Moussa Sinko CoulibalyIndependent30,2320.95
Adama KaneIndependent26,0840.82
Daba DiawaraParty for Independence, Democracy and Solidarity22,9910.72
Mountaga TallNational Congress for Democratic Initiative20,3120.64
Dramane DembeleAlliance for Democracy in Mali18,7370.59
Mohamed Ali BathilyAssociation for Mali17,7120.55
Hamadoun ToureIndependent17,0870.54
Yeah SamakeParty for Civic and Patriotic Action16,6320.52
Mamadou TraoreMIRIA15,5020.49
Madame Djeneba N'diayeIndependent12,2750.38
Total3,192,149100.002,668,050100.00
Valid votes3,192,14993.442,668,05096.89
Invalid/blank votes224,0696.5685,6483.11
Total votes3,416,218100.002,753,698100.00
Registered voters/turnout8,000,46242.708,000,46234.42
Source: Constitutional Court

Parliamentary elections

Parties formed different alliances in different constituencies, making it impossible to determine a national set of vote figures.[3] The election continued a decades-long trend of turnout being under 40% in the country, and the first-round elections were marred by violence in the north and center of the country.[4] The Voice of America reported voter turnout of only 12% in Bamako because of concerns about COVID-19, violence, and voter indifference.[5]

Party Seats
First
round 		Second
round 		Total +/–
Rally for Mali 10 41 51 –15
Alliance for Democracy in Mali 2 22 24 +8
Union for the Republic and Democracy 4 15 19 +2
Movement for Mali [fr] 0 10 10 New
Democratic Alliance for Peace 3 3 6 +4
Convergence for the Development of Mali 0 5 5 0
Alliance for Solidarity in Mali 0 4 4 +2
Union for Democracy and Development 0 4 4 +3
African Solidarity for Democracy and Independence 1 2 3 –2
Yéléma 1 1 2 +2
Party for National Rebirth 0 2 2 –1
Social Democratic Convention 0 2 2 0
Party for the Restoration of Malian Values 0 1 1 0
Malian Union for the African Democratic Rally 1 0 1 –1
Party for Economic Development and Solidarity 0 1 1 –2
Alliance for the Republic 0 1 1 New
Patriotic Movement for Renewal 0 1 1 –2
Union of Democratic Forces for Progress 0 1 1 +1
Mali Kanu Party 0 1 1 New
Socialist Party Yelen Kura 0 1 1 New
Other parties 0 5 5 –
Independents 0 2 2 –2
Votes cast First round Second round
Votes % Votes %
Valid votes 2,603,157 95.48 2,186,077 92.67
Invalid/blank votes 123,135 4.52 172,832 7.33
Total 2,726,292 100 2,358,909 100
Registered voters/turnout 7,663,464 35.58 6,691,305 35.25
Source: Constitutional Court, Full results, MaliWeb CC 2nd round Full results 2nd round

See also

References

  1. ^ Mali Adopts Law Promoting Gender Equity, National Democratic Institute, c. 2015, Wikidata Q125194007, archived from the original on 28 March 2024
  2. ^ Trois fois plus de femmes élues aux législatives 2020 : un progrès énorme vers une représentation égale (in French), United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, 12 May 2020, Wikidata Q125193845, archived from the original on 28 March 2024
  3. ^ Republic of Mali legislative election of March–April 2019 Psephos
  4. ^ "Malian parliamentary elections marred by kidnappings, attacks". Al Jazeera. 31 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Elections Continue in Mali Despite Virus, Violence Fears". Voice of America News. 19 April 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.

External links

  • Adam Carr's Election Archive
  • African Elections Database

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