1997 Malian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Mali on 11 May 1997. They were boycotted by the main opposition parties and saw incumbent president Alpha Oumar Konaré of the Alliance for Democracy in Mali re-elected with 84.4% of the vote, although turnout was just 29%.[1]

1997 Malian presidential election

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Nominee Alpha Oumar Konaré Mamadou Diaby
Party ADEMA-PASJ PUDP
Popular vote 1,395,581 59,001
Percentage 84.9% 3.6%

President before election

Alpha Oumar Konaré
ADEMA-PASJ

President-elect

Alpha Oumar Konaré
ADEMA-PASJ

Results

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Alpha Oumar KonaréAlliance for Democracy in Mali1,395,58184.94
Mamadou DiabyParty for Unity, Democracy and Progress59,0013.59
Mountaga TallNational Congress for Democratic Initiative30,1951.84
Soumana SackoConvention for Progress and the People30,0601.83
Choguel Kokalla MaïgaPatriotic Movement for Renewal29,2591.78
Seydou KouyateSudanese Union – African Democratic Rally26,5651.62
Abdoul BertheMalian Party for Development and Renewal21,8601.33
Idrissa TraoréParty for Democracy and Progress19,4371.18
Almamy SyllaRally for Democracy and Progress16,1150.98
Mamadou TraoréMIRIA15,0300.91
Total1,643,103100.00
Valid votes1,643,10397.74
Invalid/blank votes38,0542.26
Total votes1,681,157100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,830,82428.83
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p581 ISBN 0-19-829645-2