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Party For Independence, Democracy And Solidarity
The Party for Independence, Democracy and Solidarity (french: Parti pour l’Indépendance de la Démocratie et de la Solidarité, PIDS) is a political party in Mali. History The party was formed on 2 September 2001 as a breakaway from the Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally. Led by Daba Diawara, it was officially registered on 14 September. Diawara was the party's candidate in the 2002 presidential elections, finishing eleventh out of 24 candidates. In the parliamentary elections later in the year, the party joined the Hope 2002 coalition. The alliance won 66 seats in the National Assembly, with PIDS taking one. The party did not nominate a candidate for the 2013 presidential elections, but supported Soumaïla Cissé of the Union for the Republic and Democracy The Union for the Republic and Democracy (French: ''Union pour la République et la Démocratie'', URD) is a political party in Mali, led by Soumaïla Cissé. History The party was formed by those who support ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mali
Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali is the eighth-largest country in Africa, with an area of over . The population of Mali is million. 67% of its population was estimated to be under the age of 25 in 2017. Its capital and largest city is Bamako. The sovereign state of Mali consists of eight regions and its borders on the north reach deep into the middle of the Sahara Desert. The country's southern part is in the Sudanian savanna, where the majority of inhabitants live, and both the Niger and Senegal rivers pass through. The country's economy centres on agriculture and mining. One of Mali's most prominent natural resources is gold, and the country is the third largest producer of gold on the African continent. It also exports salt. Present-day Mali was once part of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally
The Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally (US-RDA) (french: Union Soudanaise-Rassemblement Démocratique Africain) was a political party in Mali. History The party was formed in 1945 by Mamadou Konaté and Modibo Keita under the name Sudanese Bloc (''Bloc Soudanais''). The following year, they affiliated themselves with the African Democratic Rally (RDA), the interterritorial coalition of anti-colonial political parties active in French West Africa. The 1957 elections saw the US-RDA win 57 of the 70 seats. Shortly after the elections, the Union of the Populations of Bandiagara merged into the US-RDA, giving it a total of 64 seats. When Konaté died in 1958, Keita gained full control of the party. The 1959 elections saw the US-RDA win all 80 seats in the Legislative Assembly, and it became the sole legal party the following year. Elections were held in 1964, but with no opposition, the party retained all 80 seats. Following a coup in 1968 by Moussa Traoré, the party wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malian Presidential Election, 2002
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. 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 sys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malian Parliamentary Election, 2002
Parliamentary elections were held in Mali on 14 July 2002, with a second round in some constituencies on 28 July. African Elections Database Results References Elections in MaliMali
Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali ...
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Hope 2002
Hope 2002 (''French:'' Espoir 2002) was a coalition of political parties in Mali that won a majority of seats in the parliamentary election of 2002. Its constituent parties were the Rally for Mali, led by Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, which won 46 seats; the National Congress for Democratic Initiative, under Mountaga Tall, which won 13; the Patriotic Movement for Renewal of Choguel Kokalla Maïga, which took 5; and the Rally for Labour Democracy The Rally for Labour Democracy (''Rassemblement pour la Démocratie du Travail'') is a political party in Mali. At the last legislative elections, 14 July 2002, the party won 1 out of 160 seats as a part of the Hope 2002 Hope 2002 (''French:'' ..., which took one. Defunct political parties in Mali Defunct political party alliances in Africa {{Mali-party-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Assembly (Mali)
The National Assembly of Mali is the unicameral country's legislative body of 147 voting members. Members of the National Assembly, called deputies, are elected by direct universal suffrage for a five-year term, during which they enjoy parliamentary immunity. Members are directly elected in single-member districts using a two-round voting system where candidates must receive an absolute majority of votes in order to win. The Assembly normally meets twice a year, on the first Monday in October for no more than 75 days and the first Monday in April for no more than 90 days. The Prime Minister or a majority of the members can call an extra session. If the session is held at the instigation of Assembly members, it must not exceed 15 days. The 2013 elections were the first held after the 2012 Malian coup d'état which led to the overthrow of President Amadou Toumani Touré. The current National Assembly was formed following two rounds of parliamentary elections, held on 24 November ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malian Presidential Election, 2013
Presidential elections were held in Mali on 28 July 2013, with a second round run-off held on 11 August. Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta defeated Soumaïla Cissé in the run-off to become the new President of Mali. Background According to the 1992 constitution, elections should have taken place in 2012. The first round was originally scheduled for 29 April, and the second round scheduled for 13 May. The first round was also planned to include a referendum on revising the constitution. The elections would have marked the end of the second term of office of President Amadou Toumani Touré, conforming to the Malian constitution which limits individuals to two presidential terms. Touré confirmed, at a press conference on 12 June 2011, that he would not stand for election again. Insurgency and coup d'etat In 2012, Tuareg and other peoples in northern Mali's Azawad region started an insurgency in the north under the banner of the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad. The Malian A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soumaïla Cissé
Soumaïla Cissé (20 December 1949 – 25 December 2020) was a Malian politician who served in the government of Mali as Minister of Finance from 1993 to 2000. He thrice stood unsuccessfully as a presidential candidate, in 2002, 2013 and 2018; on all three occasions he was defeated in a second round of voting. Since 2014 he was President of the Union for the Republic and Democracy, a political party. Life and career Born in Nianfuke, near Timbuktu, on 20 December 1949, Soumaïla Cissé studied at '' l'Institut des Sciences de l'Ingénieur de Montpellier'' in France to become a software engineer. He worked for several large French companies ( IBM-France, le Groupe Pechiney, le Groupe Thomson and the aerospace company Air Inter) before returning to Mali in 1984 to work at the ''Compagnie malienne pour le développement du textile'' (CMDT). Following the creation of the Alliance for Democracy in Mali (''Alliance pour la démocratie au Mali - Parti africain pour la solidarité et la j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union For The Republic And Democracy
The Union for the Republic and Democracy (French: ''Union pour la République et la Démocratie'', URD) is a political party in Mali, led by Soumaïla Cissé. History The party was formed by those who supported Soumaïla Cissé during the 2002 election. Most of its members came from Alliance for Democracy in Mali, ADEMA, the former ruling party. It is believed they felt betrayed by outgoing President Alpha Oumar Konaré, who supported Amadou Toumani Touré (eventual winner of the Malian presidential election, 2002, 2002 presidential election) against his own party. The MCCDR of Boubacar Karamoko Coulibaly and the PMDR of Abdoul Wahab Berthe joined the URD. Both men are vice-presidents of the URD. The party placed second in the 2004 municipal elections and had 17 members in the National Assembly, including prominent members such as Mamadou Awa Gassama Diaby of Yelimane and Baba Oumar Bore of Kita. The party had 114 mayors in Mali including Ali Farka Touré of Niafunké Cercle, Nia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malian Parliamentary Election, 2013
Parliamentary elections were held in Mali on 24 November 2013. President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta's party, Rally for Mali, won 66 of the 147 seats in the National Assembly, with its allies winning an additional 49 seats, giving it a substantial majority. The Union for the Republic and Democracy, led by Soumaïla Cissé, won 17 seats, becoming the Opposition. The elections had originally been planned for 1 and 22 July 2012, but were postponed after the Tuareg Rebellion and the March 2012 coup d'état. A second round of voting was held on 15 December 2013. Background Following French intervention in the country's separatist Azawad region, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said that the elections should continue as scheduled and that the number of French forces in the country would be halved. Interim Prime Minister Django Sissoko visited Gao in northern Mali for the first time since the French intervention and rebel takeover in April 2013. He announced that the elections would ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Political Parties In Mali
This article lists political parties in Mali. Mali has a multi-party system with numerous political parties, in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments. The parties Parliamentary parties *Hope 2002 (''Espoir 2002'') **Rally for Mali (''Rassemblement pour le Mali'') **National Congress for Democratic Initiative (''Congres Nationale pour la Initiative Démocratie'') **Patriotic Movement for Renewal (''Mouvement Patriotique pour le Renouveau'') **Rally for Labour Democracy (''Rassemblement pour la Démocratie du Travail'') *Alliance for Democracy in Mali (''Alliance pour la Démocratie en Mali-Parti Pan-Africain pour la Liberté, la Solidarité et la Justice'') *Convergence for Alternance and Change (''Convergence pour l'Alternance et changement'') ** Party for National Renewal (''Parti pour la renaissance nationale'') ** Sudanese Union-African Democratic Rally (''Union Soudanaise-Rassembleme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
