Presidential elections were held in

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on 28 April 2002, with a run-off on 12 May. The previous president,

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, stood down after 10 years in office, having been

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ed by the Malian constitution to two terms.

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won the election with 65% of the vote in the second round.

Candidates

Twenty-four candidates were certified by the

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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 system The two-round system (TRS), also known as runoff voting, second ballot, or ballotage, is a voting method used to elect a single candidate, where voters cast a single vote for their preferred candidate. It generally ensures a majoritarian resu ...

, with a second round held as none of the candidates received over 50% of the vote in the first round.

Conduct

Overall, international observers said the election was well managed and transparent;Interim statement by the Carter Center on Mali's presidential elections, April 28, 2002
Carter CenterFreedom in the World - Mali (2005)
Freedom House however, there were many procedural irregularities. After the first round of voting, the Constitutional Court cancelled over 500,000 of the ballots due to problems such as unregistered voters and missing election reports.

Results

References

External links

Electoral Geography

Carter Center
Provisional results
{{Malian elections Presidential elections in Mali

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