Mali

Transitional National Council

Political system: Transitional system
Structure of parliament: Unicameral
IPU membership: Yes

Election results

Data on parliamentary elections, including the background, candidates, voter turnout, results and the formation of the new legislature. By default the latest election results are displayed. Select a date to view results from previous elections.

Background

Election date(s): 24 Nov 2013 to 15 Dec 2013
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature: 31 Dec 2013
Timing of election: Delayed elections
Number of seats at stake: 147
Scope of elections: Full renewal

Candidates

Number of parties contesting the election: 410

Notes: Number of parties contesting the election: 410 lists. Parliamentary elections are conducted through party or candidate lists in each district. Parties tend to form different electoral alliances in each district.
Total number of candidates: 1,141
Number of male candidates: 985
Number of female candidates: 156
Percentage of women candidates: 13.7%

Voter turnout

Registered voters: 6,829,696
Voters: 3,345,253
Voter turnout: 49.0%

Results

About the election: President Ibrahim Bubacar Keita's Rally for Mali (RPM) became the largest parliamentary force, taking 66 seats in the 147-member National Assembly. Overall, parties supporting the president won a total of 115 seats. They include the Alliance for Democracy in Mali (ADEMA) of former Speaker and interim President Dioncounda Traoré, which took 16 seats. The Union for the Republic and Democracy (URD), led by Mr. Soumaila Cissé - Mr. Keita's rival in the 2013 presidential elections - became the second largest force, taking 17 seats.

The RPM and its allies promised to rebuild the country's economy and ease ethnic tensions in the North. The UPD promised to work for the underprivileged and to extend the concept of a "Greater Mali" (Maliba).

The 2013 elections were the first to be held after the March 2012 coup. A military group called the National Committee for the Return of Democracy and the Restoration of the State (CNRDRE), led by Captain Amadou Sanogo, staged the coup, accusing the government of failing to quell a Tuareg rebellion in the north of the country. The CNRDRE suspended the 1992 Constitution and dissolved the institutions of the Republic.

Following international pressure, the CNRDRE reinstated the Constitution in April and announced plans to hold elections. National Assembly Speaker Traoré became Acting President, in the place of the ousted President Amadou Toumani Toure. The National Assembly subsequently adopted a bill extending its term, which would normally have expired in August 2012, until the end of the transitional period which was expected to finish in April 2013.

However, the seizure of the northern part of the country by radical Islamist groups - including Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb and the Movement of Unity and Jihad in Western Africa - further delayed parliamentary elections. A UN-backed French-Malian military operation in January 2013 pushed the groups out of the country, which paved the way for presidential elections to be held in July and August 2013. Mr. Keïta defeated Mr. Cissé in the run-off to become the new President of Mali.

The convening of the newly elected National Assembly on 22 January 2014 officially ended the transitional period following the 2012 coup.
Number of parties winning seats: 19
Percentage of parties winning seats: 4.6%
Percentage of seats won by largest party or coalition: 44.9%
Alternation of power after elections: Not applicable

Parties or coalitions winning seats

Parties or coalitions winning seats
Political group	Total
Rally for Mali (RPM)	66
Republic and Democracy Union (URD)	17
Alliance for Democracy in Mali (ADEMA)	16
Alternative Forces for Renewal and Emergence (FARE)	6
Convergence for Mali’s Development (CODEM)	5
African Solidarity for Democracy and Independence (SADI)	5
Democratic Initiative National Congress of Mali (CNID)	4
Independents	4
National Renaissance Party (PARENA)	3
Party for Economic and Social Development (PDES)	3
Patriotic Movement for Renewal (MPR)	3
Alliance for Solidarity in Mali (ASMA)	3
Alliance for Democracy and Progress (ADP)	2
Social Democratic Convention (CDS)	2
Movement for the Independence, Renaissance and Integration of Africa (MIRIA)	2
Malian Union for the Democratic African Rally (UM RDA)	2
Yéléma (Change) Party (YELEMA)	1
Democracy and Development Union (UDD)	1
Party for the Restoration of Mali’s Values (PRVM)	1
Alliances of Patriots for Renewal (APR)	1

Members elected, by sex

Number of men elected: 133
Number of women elected: 14
Percentage of women elected: 9.5%
Women Directly Elected: 14
Other notes on the elections: The distribution of seats above refers to the election results.

By the first session of the National Assembly, held on 22 January 2014, the following parliamentary groups had been formed.

- RPM: 66 members

- ADEMA-PASJ: 44 members

- URD: 17 members

- FARE AN KAWILI: 6 members

- SADI: 5 members

- PARRENA: 3 members

- PDES: 2 members

- Independent: 4 members
Sources: National Assembly (20.01.2014, 09.02.2014, 12.02.2014)

Assemblée Parlementaire Paritaire ACP-UE, Rapport De La Mission D'observation Des Elections Présidentielles du 28 Juillet 2013 Au Mali

New legislature

Total number of men after the election: 133
Total number of women after the election: 14
Percentage of women after the election: 9.5%
First-term parliamentarians: 111
Percentage of first-term parliamentarians: 75.5%
Date of the first session: 22 Jan 2014

First Speaker of the new legislature

Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature: Issaka Sidibé (Male)
Date of birth: 1946
Political party: Rally for Mali (RPM)
Date of election: 22 Jan 2014

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