Malian presidential election, 1992

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Presidential elections were held in Mali on 12 April 1992, with a second round on 26 April. They were the first presidential elections in the country to feature more than one candidate following the reintroduction of multi-party democracy the previous year. The result was a victory for Alpha Oumar Konaré of the Alliance for Democracy in Mali, who defeated Tiéoulé Mamadou Konaté of the Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally.[1] Voter turnout was 23.6% in the first round and 20.9% in the second.[2]

Results

Candidate Party First round Second round
Votes % Votes %
Alpha Oumar Konaré Alliance for Democracy in Mali 493,973 45.0 655,555 69.0
Tiéoulé Mamadou Konaté Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally 159,169 14.5 294,524 31.0
Mountaga Tall National Congress for Democratic Initiative 125,140 11.4
Almamy Sylla Rally for Democracy and Progress 103,185 9.4
Idrisa Traoré Party for Democracy and Progress 77,938 7.1
Baba Hakib Haidara Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally 76,840 7.0
Amadou Niangadou Rally for Labour Democracy 43,909 4.0
Mamadou Diaby Party for Unity, Democracy and Progress 24,150 2.2
Bamba Diallo Independent 21,954 2.0
Invalid/blank votes 30,461 - 19,389 -
Total 1,128,178 100 969,468 100
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. ^ Elections in Mali African Elections Database
  2. ^ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p581 ISBN 0198296452