Malian parliamentary election, April 1997

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Parliamentary elections were held in Mali on 13 April 1997. However, the results were invalidated by the Constitutional Court due to "serious irregularities". [1] According to the Electoral Law, fresh elections had to be held within three months, and were ultimately held in July and August.

Mali republic in West Africa

Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa, a region geologically identified with the West African Craton. Mali is the eighth-largest country in Africa, with an area of just over 1,240,000 square kilometres (480,000 sq mi). The population of Mali is 18 million. 67% of its population was estimated to be under the age of 25 in 2017. Its capital 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, while the country's southern part, where the majority of inhabitants live, features the Niger and Senegal rivers. The country's economy centers on agriculture and mining. Some of Mali's prominent natural resources include gold, being the third largest producer of gold in the African continent, and salt.

Results

PartyVotes%
Alliance for Democracy in Mali 687,15642.60
Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally 126,2717.83
Patriotic Movement for Renewal 109,5006.79
Party for National Rebirth 99,0656.14
Bloc for Democracy and African Integration 84,8015.26
National Congress for Democratic Initiative 78,6314.87
Party for Democracy and Progress 46,4692.88
Union for Democracy and Development 46,3062.87
Rally for Democracy and Progress 37,3842.32
Movement for the Independence, Renaissance, and Integration of Africa 27,8241.72
Rally for Labour Democracy 25,9121.61
Social Democratic Convention 22,9751.42
Malian Party for Development and Renewal21,7721.35
Sudanese Progressive Party 19,8481.23
Union of Democratic Forces for Progress 16,3531.01
Convention for Progress and the People 14,8910.92
Party for Unity, Democracy, and Progress14,0610.87
RFP12,4350.77
Ecologist Party for Integration9,8630.61
Citizens Movement–Circle of Republican Democrats9,4740.59
Union of Democratic Forces7,6470.47
African Party for Renewal and Integration7,6180.47
Malian Rally for Labour 6,2230.39
Malian Union for Democracy and Development 5,0140.31
FDJ3,1390.19
Party for Unity and Progress in Mali2,1510.13
Alliance for Economic and Social Development1,5940.10
Rally for Justice and Progress8100.05
Malian Party for Social Progress6920.04
CCP3820.02
FN2870.02
Party of Democratic Renewal and Labour2750.02
Movement for Democracy and Development2570.02
Alliances34,1442.12
Independents35,7932.22
Invalid/blank votes74,188
Total1,687,191100
Registered voters/turnout5,035,93833.50
Source: N'Diaye [2]

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References

  1. Mali: Elections in 1997 Inter-Parliamentary Union
  2. Ibrahima NDiaye (1998) Les élections 1997 au Mali: résultats, reflexions, défis à notre culture démocratique, pp28–30