Parliamentary elections were held in
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 ...
on 20 July 1997, with a second round on 3 August. They followed the
April elections, which had been annulled by the Constitutional Court due to "serious irregularities". The result was a victory for the
Alliance for Democracy in Mali
The Alliance for Democracy in Mali – African Party for Solidarity and Justice (french: Alliance pour la démocratie au Mali – Parti africain pour la solidarité et la justice, ADEMA-PASJ) is a political party in Mali.
On October 25, 1990, oppo ...
, which won 128 of the 147 seats elected in the country, a further 13 being elected by Malians living abroad. The elections were boycotted by the
National Congress for Democratic Initiative
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In the first presidential election followi ...
, the
Sudanese Union-African Democratic Rally, the
, the
Rally for Democracy and Progress, the
Rally for Labour Democracy
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At the last legislative elections
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, the
Union of Democratic Forces for Progress
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History
The party was founded in May 1991, and officially registered on 16 May. It ...
and the
Malian Union for Democracy and Development
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. Voter turnout was just 21.6%.
Dieter Nohlen
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, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p579
Results
References
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1997 in Mali
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 ...
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