Malian presidential election, 2002

Malian presidential election, 2002

28 April 2002 (first round) 12 May 2002 (second round)

Nominee Amadou Toumani Touré Soumaïla Cissé Party Independent ADEMA-PASJ Popular vote 926,243 498,503 Percentage 65.01% 34.99%

President before election Alpha Oumar Konaré ADEMA-PASJ President-elect Amadou Toumani Touré Independent

Presidential elections were held in Mali on 28 April 2002, with a run-off on 12 May. The previous president, Alpha Oumar Konaré, stood down after 10 years in office, having been term limited by the Malian constitution to two terms. Amadou Toumani Touré won the election with 65% of the vote in the second round.

Candidates

Twenty-four candidates were certified by the Constitutional Court and stood in the election. Only one candidate, a woman who would have been the country's first female presidential candidate if she had been allowed to run, was prevented from standing for election after failing to provide the deposit of approximately $7,000.^[1]

Electoral system

In order to register to contest the elections, candidates had to provide a deposit of approximately $7,000. This was returned if the candidate won over 5% of the vote in the first round. Each candidate was entitled to have a representative at each of the 12,400 polling booths.

The election was held using the two-round system, with a second round held as none of the candidates received over 50% of the vote in the first round.

Conduct

Overall, international observers said the election was well managed and transparent;^[2][3] however, there were many procedural irregularities. After the first round of voting, the Constitutional Court cancelled over 500,000 of the ballots due to problems such as unregistered voters and missing election reports.^[3]

Results

Candidate	Party	First round		Second round
		Votes	%	Votes	%
Amadou Toumani Touré	Independent	449,176	28.71	926,243	65.01
Soumaïla Cissé	Alliance for Democracy in Mali	333,525	21.31	498,503	34.99
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta	Rally for Mali	329,143	21.03
Tiébilé Dramé	Party for National Rebirth	62,493	3.99
Mountaga Tall	National Congress for Democratic Initiative	58,695	3.75
Moussa Balla Coulibaly	Union for Democracy and Development	50,211	3.21
Choguel Kokalla Maïga	Patriotic Movement for Renewal	42,469	2.71
Mamadou Blaise Sangaré	Social Democratic Convention	34,603	2.21
Mandé Sidibé	Alliance for Democracy in Mali	31,359	2.01
Ahmed El Madani Diallo	Alliance for Democracy in Mali	25,584	1.63
Daba Diawara	Party for Independence, Democracy and Solidarity	17,156	1.10
Oumar Mariko	African Solidarity for Democracy and Independence	13,718	0.88
Madiassa Maguiraga	Popular Party for Progress	12,548	0.80
Youssouf Hassan Diallo	Independent	12,455	0.80
Modibo Sangaré	National Union for Rebirth	11,667	0.75
Mamadou Gakou	Convention for Progress and the People	11,505	0.74
Mady Konaté	Party for Democracy and Progress	11,302	0.72
Modibo Kane Kida	Movement of the Free, United and Combined Populations	9,722	0.62
Mamadou Diaby	Party for Unity, Democracy and Progress	9,101	0.57
Almamy Sylla	Rally for Democracy and Progress	8,851	0.57
Habibou Dembélé	Independent	7,964	0.51
Sanoussi Nanacassé	Independent	7,829	0.50
Ibrahim Diakité	National Front for Renewal and the Protection of Territorial Integrity	6,899	0.44
Abdoulaye Sogolomba Konaté	Independent	6,771	0.43
Invalid/blank votes		636,378	–	298,464	–
Total		2,201,154	100	1,723,210	100
Registered voters/turnout		5,746,202	38.31	5,746,202	29.99
Source: African Elections Database

References

1. Mali counts the cost of democracy BBC News, 25 April 2002
2. Interim statement by the Carter Center on Mali's presidential elections, April 28, 2002 Carter Center
3. Freedom in the World - Mali (2005) Freedom House

External links

• Regional results of second round Electoral Geography
• Post-election Statement on Mali Elections, June 7, 2002 Carter Center