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 KonaréAlliance for Democracy in Mali493,97345.0655,55569.0
Tiéoulé Mamadou KonatéSudanese Union – African Democratic Rally159,16914.5294,52431.0
Mountaga TallNational Congress for Democratic Initiative125,14011.4
Almamy SyllaRally for Democracy and Progress103,1859.4
Idrisa TraoréParty for Democracy and Progress77,9387.1
Baba Hakib HaidaraSudanese Union – African Democratic Rally76,8407.0
Amadou NiangadouRally for Labour Democracy43,9094.0
Mamadou DiabyParty for Unity, Democracy and Progress24,1502.2
Bamba DialloIndependent21,9542.0
Invalid/blank votes30,461-19,389-
Total1,128,178100969,468100
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 0-19-829645-2
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