1992 Malian presidential election

1992 Malian presidential election

12 April 1992 (first round) 26 April 1992 (second round)

Nominee Alpha Oumar Konaré Tiéoulé Mamadou Konaté Party ADEMA-PASJ US-RDA Popular vote 655,555 294,524 Percentage 69.0% 31.0%

President before election Amadou Toumani Touré Independent President-elect Alpha Oumar Konaré ADEMA-PASJ

Presidential elections were held in Mali on 12 April 1992, with a second round on 26 April. They were the first presidential elections in the country to feature more than one candidate following the reintroduction of multi-party democracy after a coup the previous year. The coup had followed a student protest in March 1991 during which troops defending President Moussa Traoré fired and killed numerous protesters. The result was a victory for Alpha Oumar Konaré of the Alliance for Democracy in Mali, who defeated Tiéoulé Mamadou Konaté of the Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally.

Results

Candidate		Party	First round		Second round
			Votes	%	Votes	%
	Alpha Oumar Konaré	Alliance for Democracy in Mali	493,973	45.00	655,555	69.00
	Tiéoulé Mamadou Konaté	Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally	159,169	14.50	294,524	31.00
	Mountaga Tall	National Congress for Democratic Initiative	125,140	11.40
	Almamy Sylla	Rally for Democracy and Progress	103,185	9.40
	Idrisa Traoré	Party for Democracy and Progress	49,397	4.50
	Baba Hakib Haidara	Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally	76,840	7.00
	Amadou Niangadou	Rally for Labour Democracy	43,909	4.00
	Mamadou Diaby	Party for Unity, Democracy and Progress	24,150	2.20
	Bamba Diallo	Independent	21,954	2.00
Total			1,097,717	100.00	950,079	100.00
Valid votes			1,097,717	97.30	950,079	98.00
Invalid/blank votes			30,461	2.70	19,389	2.00
Total votes			1,128,178	100.00	969,468	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			4,780,416	23.60	4,780,416	20.28
Source: Nohlen et al.