Malian presidential election, 1992
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
- ^ Elections in Mali African Elections Database
- ^ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p581 ISBN 0198296452