| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Assemblée Nationale / National Assembly |
| Structure of parliament |
Unicameral |
| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) (from/to) | 24 November 2013
15 December 2013 |
| Purpose of elections |
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. |
Date of previous elections: 1 & 22 July 2007
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature: 31 December 2013
Timing of election: Delayed elections
Expected date of next elections: November - December 2018
Number of seats at stake: 147 (full renewal)
Number of candidates: 1,141 (985 men, 156 women)
Percentage of women candidates: 13.7%
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.
Number of parties winning seats: 19
Alternation of power: Not applicable. The first elections after the 2012 coup.
Date of the first session of the new parliament: 22 January 2014
Name of the new Speaker: Issaka Sidibé (Rally for Mali, RPM) |
| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Round no 1 | 24 November 2013 |
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes |
6'829'696
3'345'253 (48.98%)
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Notes
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Turnout for the presidential elections. |
| Distribution of votes |
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Round no 1
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| Political Group |
Candidates |
Votes |
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% |
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| Rally for Mali (RPM) |
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| Republic and Democracy Union (URD) |
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| Alliance for Democracy in Mali (ADEMA) |
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| Alternative Forces for Renewal and Emergence (FARE) |
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| Convergence for Malis Development (CODEM) |
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| African Solidarity for Democracy and Independence (SADI) |
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| Democratic Initiative National Congress of Mali (CNID) |
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| Independents |
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| National Renaissance Party (PARENA) |
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| Party for Economic and Social Development (PDES) |
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| Patriotic Movement for Renewal (MPR) |
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| Alliance for Solidarity in Mali (ASMA) |
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| Alliance for Democracy and Progress (ADP) |
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| Social Democratic Convention (CDS) |
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| Movement for the Independence, Renaissance and Integration of Africa (MIRIA) |
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| Malian Union for the Democratic African Rally (UM RDA) |
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| Yéléma (Change) Party (YELEMA) |
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| Democracy and Development Union (UDD) |
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| Party for the Restoration of Malis Values (PRVM) |
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| Alliances of Patriots for Renewal (APR) |
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| Distribution of seats |
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Round no 1
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| Political Group |
Total
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| Rally for Mali (RPM) |
66
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| Republic and Democracy Union (URD) |
17
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| Alliance for Democracy in Mali (ADEMA) |
16
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| Alternative Forces for Renewal and Emergence (FARE) |
6
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| Convergence for Malis Development (CODEM) |
5
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| African Solidarity for Democracy and Independence (SADI) |
5
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| Democratic Initiative National Congress of Mali (CNID) |
4
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| Independents |
4
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| National Renaissance Party (PARENA) |
3
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| Party for Economic and Social Development (PDES) |
3
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| Patriotic Movement for Renewal (MPR) |
3
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| Alliance for Solidarity in Mali (ASMA) |
3
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| Alliance for Democracy and Progress (ADP) |
2
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| Social Democratic Convention (CDS) |
2
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| Movement for the Independence, Renaissance and Integration of Africa (MIRIA) |
2
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| Malian Union for the Democratic African Rally (UM RDA) |
2
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| Yéléma (Change) Party (YELEMA) |
1
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| Democracy and Development Union (UDD) |
1
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| Party for the Restoration of Malis Values (PRVM) |
1
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| Alliances of Patriots for Renewal (APR) |
1
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| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
133
14
9.52%
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| Distribution of seats according to age |
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| Distribution of seats according to profession |
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| Comments |
Sources:
National Assembly (20.01.2014, 09.02.2014, 12.02.2014)
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/intcoop/acp/10_01/pdf/1001093fr.pdf
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 |
Compare data for parliamentary chambers in the Last elections module
