2020 Malian parliamentary election

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2020 Malian parliamentary election
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All 147 seats in the National Assembly
PartyLeaderSeats+/–
RPM Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta 51−15
ADEMA-PASJ Tiémoko Sangaré 24+8
URD Soumaïla Cissé 19+2
MPM Hadi Niangado  [ fr ]10New
ADP-MALIBA Aliou Boubacar Diallo  [ fr ]6+4
CODEM Housseini Amion Guindo 50
ASMA-CFP Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga 4+2
UDL Hassane Barry 4+3
SADI Oumar Mariko 3−2
Yéléma 2+2
PARENA Tiébilé Dramé 2−1
CDS-Mogotiguiya Mamadou Bakary Sangaré 20
PRVM Mamadou Sidibé 10
UM-RDA Mamadou Bamou Touré 1−1
PDES Hamed Diané Séméga  [ fr ]1−2
APR 1New
MPR Choguel Kokalla Maïga 1−2
UFDP Youssouf Traoré 1+1
PMK 1New
PS Yelen Kura 1New
Other parties –5
Independents –2−2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
President of the National Assembly beforePresident of the National Assembly after
Issaka Sidibé
RPM 		Moussa Timbiné
RPM

Parliamentary elections were held in Mali on 29 March 2020, with a second round on 19 April. [1] They were initially scheduled to be held on 25 November and 16 December 2018, [2] but were moved to April 2019 and then to June 2019, [3] [4] before being postponed until 2020 by the Council of Ministers. [5] The elections were marred by violence in the north and center of the country. [6]

Contents

These were the first elections to fill Mali's 147-seat parliament since 2013. [7]

Thousands of Malians have died as the country suffered sporadic attacks by jihadists as well as cases of inter-ethnic violence since unrest began in 2012. [7]

Electoral system

The 147 members of the National Assembly are elected from 125 constituencies using the two-round system to serve five-year terms. In constituencies where there is more than one seat to be elected, block voting is used. [8]

A gender parity law requiring a minimum percentage of thirty percent women for candidates for Malian elected bodies and for appointments to governmental bodies was established as Law 2015-052 of 18 December 2015, [9] after winning a vote in the National Assembly on 12 November 2015. [10] In the first round of the 2020 legislative election, 427 out of 1451 candidates were women. In the final result from the second round, the new parliament had 42 women out of 147 seats (29%), about three times the 9.5% fraction in the previous parliament. [9]

Conduct

Leader of the opposition Soumaïla Cissé was kidnapped on 26 March, three days prior to the elections. [11] Village chiefs, election officials, and an election observer were kidnapped; there were death threats and a police station was ransacked according to the Coalition for the Observation of Elections in Mali, which had sent 1,600 observers. Nine people were killed when their vehicle hit a landmine on 29 March. Three soldiers were killed and three injured in another landmine on 30 March. An al-Qaeda-aligned group took responsibility for the bombings, as well as an attack on soldiers and the killing of a group of Dozo hunters on 27 March. [6]

Some people were not able to vote on 19 April, and on 30 April the Constitutional Court overturned the results for 31 seats. Keita's Rally for Mali was given ten additional seats in Parliament, making it the largest bloc. [12]

Results

Parties formed different alliances in different constituencies, making it impossible to determine a national set of vote figures. [13] The election continued a decades-long trend of turnout being under 40% in the country, and the first-round elections were marred by violence in the north and center of the country. [6] The Voice of America reported voter turnout of only 12% in Bamako because of concerns about COVID-19, violence, and voter indifference. [14]

PartySeats
First
round		Second
round		Total+/–
Rally for Mali 104151–15
Alliance for Democracy in Mali 22224+8
Union for the Republic and Democracy 41519+2
Movement for Mali  [ fr ]01010New
Democratic Alliance for Peace 336+4
Convergence for the Development of Mali 0550
Alliance for Solidarity in Mali 044+2
Union for Democracy and Development 044+3
African Solidarity for Democracy and Independence 123–2
Yéléma 112+2
Party for National Rebirth 022–1
Social Democratic Convention 0220
Party for the Restoration of Malian Values 0110
Malian Union for the African Democratic Rally 101–1
Party for Economic Development and Solidarity 011–2
Alliance for the Republic 011New
Patriotic Movement for Renewal 011–2
Union of Democratic Forces for Progress 011+1
Mali Kanu Party 011New
Socialist Party Yelen Kura 011New
Other parties055–
Independents022–2
Votes castFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Valid votes2,603,15795.482,186,07792.67
Invalid/blank votes123,1354.52172,8327.33
Total2,726,2921002,358,909100
Registered voters/turnout7,663,46435.586,691,30535.25
Source: Constitutional Court, Full results, MaliWeb CC 2nd round Full results 2nd round

Aftermath

Opposition parties established the Mouvement du 5 juin - Rassemblement des forces patriotiques(in French) (5 June Movement - Rally of Patriotic Forces) and thousands led by Mahmoud Dicko marched in protest on 5 June. [12] Soumaïla Cissé was reappointed Prime Minister on 11 June, and massive protests calling for President Keita's resignation were held on 19 June. [12]

A coup forced the resignation of Keita and Dicko as well as the dissolution of parliament on 19 August. [12] [15]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Mali: les élections législatives reportées d'un mois". Le Figaro.fr (in French). 2018-09-13. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
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  4. ↑ "Mali: les vraies raisons du report des législatives", DW (in French), retrieved 2020-01-02
  5. ↑ "Mali : adoption d'un projet de loi prolongeant le mandat des députés jusqu'en 2020". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). 2019-06-08. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
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  7. 1 2 Elections Continue in Mali Despite Virus, Violence Fears
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  9. 1 2 Trois fois plus de femmes élues aux législatives 2020 : un progrès énorme vers une représentation égale (in French), United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, 12 May 2020, Wikidata   Q125193845, archived from the original on 28 March 2024
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  11. ↑ Mali opposition leader abducted with campaign team in north Associated Press/ABC News, 26 March 2020
  12. 1 2 3 4 "Mali crisis: From disputed election to president's resignation". www.aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera. 18 Aug 2020. Retrieved Sep 12, 2020.
  13. ↑ Republic of Mali legislative election of March–April 2019 Psephos
  14. ↑ "Elections Continue in Mali Despite Virus, Violence Fears". Voice of America News. Apr 19, 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  15. ↑ "Mali coup: President quits after soldiers mutiny". BBC News. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
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