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1997 Malian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in
Mali on 11 May 1997. They were boycotted by the main opposition parties and saw incumbent president
Alpha Oumar Konaré of the
Alliance for Democracy in Mali re-elected with 84.4% of the vote, although turnout was just 29%.
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Results
Candidate Party Votes %
Alpha Oumar Konaré
Alliance for Democracy in Mali 1,395,581 84.94 Mamadou Diaby Party for Unity, Democracy and Progress 59,001 3.59
Mountaga Tall
National Congress for Democratic Initiative 30,195 1.84
Soumana Sacko
Convention for Progress and the People 30,060 1.83
Choguel Kokalla Maïga
Patriotic Movement for Renewal 29,259 1.78 Seydou Kouyate
Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally 26,565 1.62 Abdoul Berthe Malian Party for Development and Renewal 21,860 1.33 Idrissa Traoré
Party for Democracy and Progress 19,437 1.18 Almamy Sylla
Rally for Democracy and Progress 16,115 0.98 Mamadou Traoré
MIRIA 15,030 0.91 Total 1,643,103 100.00 Valid votes 1,643,103 97.74 Invalid/blank votes 38,054 2.26 Total votes 1,681,157 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 5,830,824 28.83 Source: Nohlen et al.
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