1997 Malian presidential election

1997 Malian presidential election

11 May 1997

Nominee Alpha Oumar Konaré Mamadou Diaby Party ADEMA-PASJ PUDP Popular vote 1,395,581 59,001 Percentage 84.9% 3.6%

President before election Alpha Oumar Konaré ADEMA-PASJ President-elect Alpha Oumar Konaré ADEMA-PASJ

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%.

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.