Malian presidential election, 1997
Presidential elections were held in Mali on 11 May 1997. They were boycotted by the main opposition parties, and as a result featured only two candidates; incumbent president Alpha Oumar Konaré of the Alliance for Democracy in Mali and Mamadou dit Maribatrou Diaby of the Party for Unity, Democracy and Progress. The result was a victory for Konaré, who won 84.4% of the vote, although turnout was just 29.0%.[1]
Results
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Alpha Oumar Konaré |
Alliance for Democracy in Mali |
1,395,581 |
84.4 |
| Mamadou Diaby |
Party for Unity, Democracy and Progress |
59,001 |
3.6 |
| Mountaga Tall |
National Congress for Democratic Initiative |
30,195 |
1.8 |
| Soumana Sako |
CPP |
30,060 |
1.8 |
| Choguel Maiga |
MPR |
29,259 |
1.8 |
| Seydou Kouyate |
Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally |
26,565 |
1.6 |
| Abdoul Berthe |
PMDR |
21,860 |
1.3 |
| Idrissa Traoré |
Party for Democracy and Progress |
19,437 |
1.2 |
| Almamy Sylla |
Rally for Democracy and Progress |
16,115 |
1.0 |
| Mamadou Traoré |
MIRIA |
15,030 |
0.9 |
| Invalid/blank votes |
38,054 |
- |
| Total |
1,692,581 |
100 |
| Source: Nohlen et al |
References
- ^ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p581 ISBN 0198296452