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): 05 Dec 2020
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature: 18 Aug 2020
Timing of election: No information available
Expected date of next elections: 31 Dec 2025
Number of seats at stake: 121
Scope of elections: Full renewal

Results

About the election: Following a popular uprising that led to a coup, President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita dissolved the 141 member National Assembly and the government on 18 August 2020.

On 12 September, the junta, calling itself the National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP), adopted a Transitional Charter, which provides for a Transitional National Council (CNT).

On 25 September, former Defence Minister Bah N'Daw was sworn in as the Transitional President along with the coup leader, Colonel Assimi Goïta, who became Vice President. They will lead the country for an 18 month transitional period.

On 10 November, the Transitional President issued two decrees concerning the mode of designation and the selection process of the 121-member CNT, which would comprise representatives of the 19 organizations and groups listed below. They were invited to submit their candidacy to the Vice President within 48 hours, taking account of women’s representation. On 3 December, the Transitional President decreed the final list of 121 CNT members. The CNT held its first session on 5 December and elected Colonel Malick Diaw as its Speaker.

- Defence and security forces (22)

- The 5 June Movement (M5-RFP , 8)

- Political parties and groups (11)

- Civil society organizations (9)

- Women’s groups (4)

- Young people’s groups (4)

- Movements that signed the peace accord (5)

- Movements for inclusion (4)

- Human rights organizations (4)

- Disabled people (3)

- Malians living abroad (6)

- Trades union federations (4)

- Independent and autonomous trade unions (7)

- Professional bodies (8)

- Religious denominations (3)

- Traditional authorities (5)

- Chambers of commerce (5)

- Umbrella organizations for the press (4)

- Arts and culture umbrella organizations (5)

Members elected, by sex

Number of men elected: 89
Number of women elected: 32

Notes:
As at December 2020, there were 32 women out of 121 members in the Transitional National Council (CNT).

The statutory number of members of the CNT increased from 121 to 147 in accordance with amendments to the Transitional Charter adopted by the CNT in February 2022.

Out of 26 newly appointed members on 28 October 2022, 10 were women, or a total of 42 women out of the full 147 members.
Percentage of women elected: 26.4%
Women Appointed: 32
Other notes on the elections: Note on the enlargement of the CNT from 121 to 147 members:

On 24 February 2022, the CNT amended the Transitional Charter which increased the statutory number of members of the CNT from 121 to 147.

On 21 July 2022, the new Transitional President Colonel Assimi Goïta (who had seized power in May 2021) issued a decree specifying the allocation of the additional seats as follows (the number in brackets refers to the total number of a group’s CNT members):

- Defence and security forces: 1 (23 members in all)

- The 5 June Movement (M5-RFP): 3 (11)

- Political parties and groups: 3 (14)

- Civil society organizations: 1 (10)

- Women’s groups: 2 (6)

- Young people’s groups: 2 (6)

- Movements that signed the peace accord: 1 (6)

- Movements for inclusion: 1 (5)

- Human rights organizations: 1 (5)

- Disabled people: 1 (4)

- Malians living abroad: 1 (7)

- Trades union federations: 2 (6)

- Independent and autonomous trade unions: 1 (8)

- Professional bodies: 1 (9)

- Religious denominations: 1 (4)

- Traditional authorities: 1 (6)

- Chambers of commerce: 1 (6)

- Umbrella organizations for the press: 1 (5)

- Arts and culture umbrella organizations: 1 (6)
Sources: Transitional National Council (14.12.2020, 22.07.2022, 30.10.2022)

New legislature

Total number of men after the election: 89
Total number of women after the election: 32
Percentage of women after the election: 26.4%
First-term parliamentarians: No information available
Percentage of first-term parliamentarians: No information available
Date of the first session: 05 Dec 2020

First Speaker of the new legislature

Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature: Malick Diaw (Male)
Date of birth: 02 Dec 1979
Date of election: 05 Dec 2020

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