2020 Malian parliamentary election

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]

2020 Malian parliamentary election

29 March 2020 (first round)
19 April 2020 (second round)

All 147 members of the National Assembly
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta Tiémoko Sangaré Soumaïla Cissé
Party RPM ADEMA-PASJ URD
Seats before 66 16 17
Seats won 51 24 19
Seat change Decrease 15 Increase 8 Increase 2

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Soumana Mory Coulibaly Oumar Mariko Tiébilé Dramé
Party FARE SADI PARENA
Seats before 6 5 3

  Seventh party Eighth party
 
Leader Hamed Diané Séméga N/A
Party PDES Independents
Seats before 2 7

President of the National Assembly before election

Issaka Sidibé
RPM

Elected President of the National Assembly

Moussa Timbiné
RPM

These are 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]

Conduct

Leader of the opposition Soumaïla Cissé was kidnapped on 26 March, three days prior to the elections.[9] 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.[10]

Results

Parties formed different alliances in different constituencies, making it impossible to determine a national set of vote figures.[11] 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.[12]

Party Seats
First
round
Second
round
Total +/–
Rally for Mali104151Decrease 15
Alliance for Democracy in Mali22224Increase 8
Union for the Republic and Democracy41519Increase 2
Movement for Mali01010New
Democratic Alliance for Peace336Increase 4
Convergence for the Development of Mali055Steady
Alliance for Solidarity in Mali044Increase 2
Union for Democracy and Development044Increase 3
African Solidarity for Democracy and Independence123Decrease 2
Yéléma112Increase 2
Party for National Renaissance022Decrease 1
Democratic Social Convention022Steady
Party for the restoration of Mali's values011Steady
Malian Union for the African Democratic Rally101Decrease 1
Party for Economic Development and Solidarity011Decrease 2
Alliance for the republic011New
Patriotic Movement for Renewal011Decrease 2
Union of democratic forces for progress011Increase 1
Mali kanu Party011New
Socialist Party Yelen Kura011New
Other parties055-
Independents022Decrease 2
Votes cast First round Second 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) (June 5 Movement - Rally of Patriotic Forces) and thousands led by Mahmoud Dicko marched in protest on 5 June.[10] Soumaïla Cissé was reappointed Prime Minister on 11 June, and massive protests calling for President Keita's resignation were held on 19 June.[10]

A coup forced the resignation of Keita and Dicko as well as the dissolution of parliament on August 19.[10][13]

References

  1. "Mali: first round of legislative elections set for March 29". Jeune Afrique. 23 January 2020. (in French)
  2. AFP, Le Figaro fr avec (2018-09-13). "Mali: les élections législatives reportées d'un mois". Le Figaro.fr (in French). Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  3. "Mali: Legislative elections postponed to June 2019 /update 16". GardaWorld. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  4. Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche, Mali: les vraies raisons du report des législatives | DW | 16.10.2018 (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.
  6. "Malian parliamentary elections marred by kidnappings, attacks". Al Jazeera. March 31, 2020.
  7. Elections Continue in Mali Despite Virus, Violence Fears
  8. "IPU PARLINE database: MALI (Assemblée Nationale), Electoral system". archive.ipu.org. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  9. Mali opposition leader abducted with campaign team in north Associated Press/ABC News, 26 March 2020
  10. "Mali crisis: From disputed election to president's resignation". www.aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera. 18 Aug 2020. Retrieved Sep 12, 2020.
  11. Republic of Mali legislative election of March–April 2019 Psephos
  12. "Elections Continue in Mali Despite Virus, Violence Fears". Voice of America News. Apr 19, 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  13. "Mali coup: President quits after soldiers mutiny". BBC News. 19 August 2020. Retrieved Sep 12, 2020.
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