Presidential election in Mali 2013

The 2013 presidential elections in Mali began with the first ballot on July 28, 2013. The runoff election took place on August 11. This was preceded by a military coup against President Amadou Toumani Touré in March 2012 because, according to leading soldiers , he had acted too weakly in the civil war in the north of the country . The military installed Dioncounda Traoré as interim president. Due to interventions by the donor countries led by France, which had reduced humanitarian aid funds, a date for new elections was set. At the time of the election, the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad was still very influential in the north and the government was forced to negotiate with the organization to hold the elections. Since May 2013, 15,000 blue helmet soldiers have been stationed in the country to enable a non-violent course of the election.

Candidates

28 candidates ran for the election, including former Prime Ministers Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta ( Rassemblement pour le Mali ), Soumana Sacko (National Convention for Africa Solidarity) and Modibo Sidibé . Other important candidates were Jamille Bittar (Party for Economic and Social Development of Mali), Soumaïla Cissé ( Front for Democracy and the Republic ), Sidibé Aminata Diallo, Cheick Modibo Diarra (Rally for Mali's Development) and Aissata Haidara Cissé , the only female candidate .

Election process

Even before the election, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta and Soumaïla Cissé were favorites. The first ballot took place on July 28, 2013. The election was peaceful, which the European Union welcomed. According to a report by the weekly newspaper “ Die Zeit ” on August 2, ex-Prime Minister Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta emerged victorious from the first round of elections. He faced the runoff election on August 11 against Soumaïla Cissé.

Election result

Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta was the winner of the first ballot with 39.23 percent of the votes cast. With that he missed an absolute majority of at least 50 percent of the votes and had to assert himself in a runoff election against Soumaïla Cissé, who was in second place.

In the runoff election, after counting around two thirds of the votes, Cissé prematurely admitted his defeat and congratulated Keïta on the victory.

Result of the presidential election in Mali 2013

candidate	Political party	1st ballot		2nd ballot
		be right	%	be right	%
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta	RPM	1,222,657	39.23	2,354,693	77.61
Soumaïla Cissé	URD	605.901	19.44	679.258	22.39
Dramane Dembélé	ADEMA-PASJ	298,748	9.59
Modibo Sidibé	Independently	151,801	4.87
Housseini Amion Guindo	CODEM	144,336	4.63
Oumar Mariko	SADI	74,706	2.40
Choguel Kokalla Maïga		71,458	2.29
Cheick Modibo Diarra	RPDM	64,829	2.08
Jamille Bittar	PDES	54,350	1.74
Mountaga Tall	CNID	47,405	1.52
Moussa Mara		46,869	1.50
Mamadou Bakary Sangaré	CDS-Mogotiguiya	32,951	1.06
Soumana Sacko	Independently	27.210	0.87
Oumar Ibrahima Touré		25,610	0.82
Aïchata Cissé Haïdara		23,622	0.76
Niankoro Yeah Samaké	PACP	17,464	0.56
Hamed Sow	PDES	17,417	0.56
Konimba Sidibe		17,217	0.55
Racine Thiam		16,620	0.53
Oumane Ben Traoré		16,142	0.52
Oumar Boury Touré		16,022	0.51
Cheick Keita		15,156	0.49
Siaka Diarra		14,749	0.47
Youssouf Cissé		12,859	0.41
Cheick Boucadry Traoré		9.432	0.30
Sibiri Koumare		9,169	0.29
Oumar Alhousseini Maiga		8,571	0.28
Tiebilé drame		5,919	0.19
total		3,069,190	100.00	3,033,951	100.00
Valid votes		3,069,190	88.54	3,033,951	97.03
Invalid votes		403,532	11.46	92,920	2.97
voter turnout		3,520,242	51.54	3,126,521	45.78
Registered voters		6,829,696	100.00	6,829,696	100.00
Source: Government of Mali

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Favorite Keita has to go to the runoff SPIEGEL ONLINE , August 2, 2013
2. ↑ Carl-Heinz Pierk: before crucial elections, in: The Daily Mail , July 25, 2013, p. 2
3. ↑ http://www.dw.de/mali-w%C3%A4hlt-einen-neuen-pr%C3%A4sidents/a-16980234
4. ↑ kjo: Back to democracy: people in Mali flock to the ballot boxes. In: Focus Online . July 28, 2013, accessed October 14, 2018 . 
5. ↑ http://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/praesidentswahl-eu-erfreut-ueber-friedlichen-wahltag-in-mali/8561090.html
6. ↑ Former head of government Keïta in front of the presidential election
7. ↑ Ex-Prime Minister Keïta wins the election in Mali , Zeit online, August 13, 2013 (accessed on August 13, 2013).
8. ↑ Official result of the first ballot ( memento of the original from September 21, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 28 kB) Government of Mali (French) 
9. ↑ Official result of the second ballot ( memento of the original from September 21, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 29 kB) Government of Mali (French)