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. Mal ...
Amadou Toumani Touré
Amadou Toumani Touré (4 November 19489 November 2020) was a Malian politician. He supervised Mali's first multiparty elections as chairman of the transitional government (1991–1992), and later became the second democratically-elected Presiden ...
The elections were conducted on the basis of candidate lists for each electoral district. 535 lists were deposited with the Constitutional Court in May: 125 joint lists for parties running candidates on the same list, another 278 lists for individual parties, and a further 132 independent lists.Denis Koné "Mali: 147 sièges pour 1400 prétendants" ''Les Echos'' (allAfrica.com), May 24, 2007 ."1,400 candidates vie for 147 parliamentary seats in Mali" African Press Agency, May 21, 2007. Five lists were rejected by the Constitutional Court on May 31: three independent lists (one in Tominian and two in Goundam), one joint list 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 ...
Party for National Rebirth
The Party for National Rebirth (French ''Parti pour la renaissance nationale'', PARENA) is a Malian political party, created in 1995 by activists from the National Congress for Democratic Initiative (CNID). The Party for National Rebirth is heade ...
(PARENA) in
Nioro du Sahel
Nioro du Sahel, often referred to as simply Nioro, is a town and urban commune in the Kayes Region of western Mali, 241 km from the city of Kayes. It is located 275 miles (by road) north-west of the Malian capital Bamako. As of 1998, the co ...
, and one joint list for the
Patriotic Movement for Renewal
The Patriotic Movement for Renewal () is a political party in Mali.
The MPR candidate in the presidential election held on 28 April 2002 was Choguel Kokalla Maïga, who won 2.7% of the vote.
In the parliamentary election held on 14 July 2002, ...
(MPR) and URD in Mopti."suite" , Essor.gov.ml, June 5, 2007 .
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta (; 29 January 1945 – 16 January 2022), often known by his initials IBK, was a Malian politician who served as the president of Mali from September 2013 to August 2020, when he was forced to resign in the 2020 Malian cou ...
of the
Rally for Mali
The Rally for Mali ( French: ''Rassemblement pour le Mali'') is a Malian political party created by Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta (a former president of Mali) in June 2001. In 2013, Keita was elected President of Mali following several unsuccessful at ...
(RPM) and
Oumar Mariko
Oumar Mariko (born 4 February 1959) is a Malian politician, doctor and noted former student activist. He is the Secretary-General of African Solidarity for Democracy and Independence (SADI), a left-wing political party, and has three times run fo ...
of the
African Solidarity for Democracy and Independence
African Solidarity for Democracy and Independence (french: Solidarité Africaine pour la Démocratie et l'Indépendance) is a communist party in Mali. It was founded by Cheick Oumar Sissoko and Oumar Mariko in 1996;Benito Perez"La faiblesse de ...
(SADI), both of whom were defeated in the 2007 presidential election, stood as candidates in the parliamentary election: Keïta in Commune IV in Bamako, where 17 lists competed for the two available seats in the first round, and Mariko at the head of a list in
Kolondieba
Kolondieba is a small town and commune in the cercle of Kolondiéba, in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. At the 2009 Census, the commune had a population of 57,898.
In the local language, Kolondieba means "Big White Well."
See also
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was running on the ADEMA-URD-PARENA list in Nioro du Sahel that was rejected by the Constitutional Court on May 31. In rejecting this list, the Court said that one of the candidates on the list, Cheickna Hamala Bathily, had multiple birthplaces recorded.
voter file
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and new voter registration cards for the election, but this did not occur. 900 observers were accredited for the election, 700 of whom were Malian and 200 of whom were international observers."Mali: premier tour des élections législatives, faible participation" AFP ('' Jeuneafrique.com''), July 1, 2007 .
The campaign for the second round began on July 15. Although Touré urged people to vote, voter turnout in the second round was reportedly low.
Conduct
The first round of the election on July 1 reportedly proceeded without incident, although voting was extended by four hours in
Ségou
Ségou (; bm, ߛߋߓߎ, italic=no, ) is a town and an urban commune in south-central Mali that lies northeast of Bamako on the right bank of the River Niger. The town is the capital of the Ségou Cercle and the Ségou Region. With 130,690 ...
due to heavy rain. Voter turnout was reportedly low. President Touré attributed this to Mali's system of automatic voter registration and uninspiring politicians, while Keïta argued that the voters were disillusioned, pointing to the April presidential election, which he alleged was fraudulent.
Observers from the
West African Economic and Monetary Union
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praised the organization of the second round on July 24, but criticized low voter turnout. A few arrests for fraud were reported, mostly of people with multiple voter cards.
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 ...
(ADEMA), three for the Union for the Republic and Democracy (URD), and one for the National Rally for Democracy (RND). Out of 55 districts, eight were decided in the first round, leaving 47 districts (and 134 seats) to be decided in the second round."Campaign for legislative run-off kicks off in Mali" African Press Agency, July 16, 2007. In the eight districts won in the first round, an ADEMA-RND list won three seats in Mopti District, a URD list (including former prime minister Younoussi Touré) won two seats in Niafunké District, an ADEMA list won one seat in Diré District, an ADEMA list won three seats in Gao District, an ADEMA list won one seat in Ménaka District, an ADEMA list won one seat in Abeibara District, a URD list won one seat in Téssalit District, and an ADEMA list won one seat in Tin-Essako District."Listes élues au premier tour" , ''L'Essor'', July 20, 2007 . Voter turnout in the first round was placed at 33.39%.
Provisional second round results showed the ADP had won a total of 116 seats (in both rounds). Of the ADP parties, ADEMA had the most seats with a total of 55, followed by URD with a total of 35. The opposition parties grouped into the
Front for Democracy and the Republic The Front for Democracy and the Republic (french: Front pour la démocratie et la république) is an opposition coalition in Mali that fought the presidential election on 29 April 2007 and the parliamentary election of 1 July and 22 July 2007. The ...
(FDR) had 15 seats, 11 for the RPM and four for PARENA. SADI, which is not part of the ADP or the FDR, had four seats. Independents had 13 seats.
Final results announced by the Constitutional Court on August 11 showed the ADP with 113 seats (including 51 for ADEMA and 34 for the URD), the FDR with 15 seats, independents with 15 seats, and SADI with four seats. ADEMA lost four of the seats it had in the provisional results due to the court's ruling that electoral fraud occurred in three districts: Koulikoro, Goundam and Tombouctou."Mali: Résultats définitifs des Législatives - l'Adéma/PASJ perd dans trois localités" ''Les Echos'' (allAfrica.com), August 13, 2007 . 15 parties won seats."Epilogue des consultations générales de 2007 au Mali" African Press Agency, August 11, 2007 .
A number of important politicians failed to win seats in the first round and faced the second round: Keïta, Mariko,
National Congress for Democratic Initiative
The National Congress for Democratic Initiative (french: Congrès national d'initiative démocratique, CNID; bam, Faso yiriwa ton) is a political party in Mali, founded in 1990 and led by Mountaga Tall.
In the first presidential election followi ...
President
Mountaga Tall
Mountaga Tall (born December 10, 1956) is a Malian politician who is President of the National Congress for Democratic Initiative (CNID)Dioncounda Traoré in
Nara
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. All of them were successful in the second round. Second round turnout was estimated at about 12% in Bamako and 33% in the countryside.
Aftermath
The new National Assembly began its new term on September 3. On this date it voted on a new President of the National Assembly, choosing between two ADP candidates: ADEMA's Dioncounda Traoré (who is also President of the ADP) and CNID's Mountaga Tall. Traoré prevailed, receiving 111 votes against 31 for Tall. There were five invalidated votes."Mali: Dioncounda Traoré élu président de l'Assemblée nationale" , AFP ('' Jeuneafrique.com''), September 3, 2007 .
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. Mal ...
Parliamentary election
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