2013 Malian presidential election

none 2013 Malian presidential election Mali presidential no 2007 Malian presidential election 2007 2018 Malian presidential election 2018 28 July 2013 (first round)11 August 2013 (second round) 48.98% (first round)45.73% (second round) 150x150px Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta Rally for Mali FCD116 2,355,394 77.62% 150x150px Soumaïla Cissé Union for the Republic and Democracy 008000 679,069 22.38% 300px First round results by region 300px First round results by cercle 2 President President-elect Dioncounda Traoré Alliance for Democracy in Mali Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta Rally for Mali Presidential elections were held in Mali on 28 July 2013, with a second round run-off held on 11 August.Mali sets date for presidential election Al Jazeera, 28 May 2013 On his third bid, career politician Ibrahim Boubacar Keita of the Rally for Mali defeated Soumaïla Cissé in the run-off to become the new President of Mali. His victory was largely attributed to support from influential Islamist figures, primarily "people's imam" Mahmoud Dicko, as well as backing from the military, including the leaders of the 2012 coup. Keita's rise to power represented a continuation of the political establishment that had prevailed under former presidents Touré and Konaré.Issaev Leonid New Wave of Revolutions in the MENA Region: A Comparative Perspective Korotayev Andrey Springer International Publishing 2022 9783031151354 191–218 Background According to the 1992 constitution, elections should have taken place in 2012. The first round was originally scheduled for 29 April, and the second round scheduled for 13 May. The first round was also planned to include a referendum on revising the constitution.Communiqué du Conseil des Ministres http://www.journaldumali.com/article.php?aid=4122 Mali Journal 1 March 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130819214843/http://www.journaldumali.com/article.php?aid=4122 19 August 2013 The elections would have marked the end of the second term of office of President Amadou Toumani Touré, conforming to the Malian constitution which limits individuals to two presidential terms. Touré confirmed, at a press conference on 12 June 2011, that he would not stand for election again.Walet Fadima ATT face à la presse : Anniversaire d'investiture, l'heure du bilan http://www.maliweb.net/news/politique/2011/06/13/article,24252. 2012-03-01 2020-04-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20200404185403/http://www.maliweb.net/news/politique/2011/06/13/article,24252. dead Rebellion Mali War Since independence, pressures from government policies aimed at crushing traditional power structures, social mores, and local justice customs have caused several rebellions by the Tuaregs. Repeated promises of autonomy made in the aftermath of these uprisings were ignored, and Tuareg leaders were frequently sidelined from national politics.Miroiu Andrei Alecu Ana Raluca July 2024 Mali: Conflict, Social Order and the Crime-Terror Nexus Conflict Studies Quarterly 48 58–71 10.24193/csq.48.4 By late 2010, Tuareg political activists were renewing calls for Azawadi independence,Skretting Vidar B. June 2021 Pragmatism and Purism in Jihadist Governance: The Islamic Emirate of Azawad Revisited Studies in Conflict & Terrorism 47 7 725–749 10.1080/1057610X.2021.2007562 asserting that they were marginalized and consequently impoverished in both Mali and Niger, and that mining projects had damaged important pastoral areas. Contributing to these grievances were broader issues such as climate change and a long history of forced modernization imposed on the nomadic societies of northern Mali, which deepened the divide between Tuareg communities and the central government.7 April 2007 Q&A: Tuareg unrest https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6982266.stm live https://web.archive.org/web/20121202155922/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6982266.stm 2 December 2012 31 August 2012 BBC News From February 2011, with the collapse of Gaddafi's Libya, hundreds of his Tuareg fighters, many veterans of the previous rebellions and now unemployed, returned to Mali with large stockpiles of weapons. Rebels in the National Transitional Council also returned, driven by financial reasons and the alleged racism of the NTC's fighters and militias.Jibrin Ibrahim 26 March 2012 West Africa: Mali and the Azawad Question http://allafrica.com/stories/201203260286.html live https://archive.today/20130101223307/http://allafrica.com/stories/201203260286.html 1 January 2013 2 April 2012 allAfrica.com Upon returning, they found that, despite past promises, little had changed in the relationship between their communities and the central government. In October 2011, the returning fighters began negotiations in Zakak with local leaders in the region, resulting in the formation of the secular-oriented National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), composed of these veterans and several other groups. Despite historically having difficulty maintaining alliances between secular and Islamist factions, on 10 January 2012, the MNLA and Ansar Dine, a jihadist group, came to an agreement to combine their forces in their upcoming rebellion. Separately, Ansar Dine formed an alliance with other Salafi Islamist groups, including MOJWA and AQIM.McCombie Charlie 2024-03-03 The Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA) https://www.moderninsurgent.org/post/the-coordination-of-azawad-movements-cma 2025-06-14 Modern Insurgent en The MNLA was de facto allied with the other Jihadist groups.Paradela-López Miguel Jima-González Alexandra July 2024 The 2012 Tuareg Uprising in Mali. An Analysis of AQIM's, MUJAO's, and Ansar Dine's Access to Moral and Socio-Organizational Resources Under the Resource Mobilization Theory 10.1177/215824402412576 free 20 September 2026 Starting on 16 January,Mali Besieged by Fighters Fleeing Libya http://stratfor.com/weekly/mali-besieged-fighters-fleeing-libya live https://web.archive.org/web/20121017142528/http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/mali-besieged-fighters-fleeing-libya 17 October 2012 22 March 2012 Stratfor the MNLA began launching attacks against the disorganized and underresourced government forces in the cities of Ménaka, Aguelhok, and Tessalit. In weeks, the rebels advanced to within 125 kilometers of Timbuktu, facing little resistance as they entered the towns of Diré and Goundam without a fight.14 March 2012 Mauritania denies collusion as Mali rebels advance https://af.reuters.com/article/maliNews/idAFL5E8EE7LD20120314?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=0 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150114212715/https://af.reuters.com/article/maliNews/idAFL5E8EE7LD20120314?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=0 14 January 2015 22 March 2012 Reuters Ansar Dine stated that it had control of the Mali-Algeria border.20 March 2012 Armed Islamist group claims control in northeast Mali https://news.yahoo.com/armed-islamist-group-claims-control-northeast-mali-162904447.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20200928165159/https://news.yahoo.com/armed-islamist-group-claims-control-northeast-mali-162904447.html 28 September 2020 22 March 2012 Yahoo! News AFP Coup d'etat On 21 March 2012, soldiers displeased with the management of the rebellion attacked several locations in the capital Bamako, including the presidential palace, state television, and military barracks.Hirsch Afua 2012-03-22 Mali rebels claim to have ousted regime in coup https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/mar/22/mali-rebels-coup 2025-06-12 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077 The next morning, Captain Amadou Sanogo, the chairman of the new National Committee for the Restoration of Democracy and State (CNRDR), made a statement in which he announced that the junta had suspended Mali's constitution and taken control of the nation.9 February 2009 Renegade Mali soldiers declare immediate curfew https://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL6E8EM04O20120322 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120725210012/http://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL6E8EM04O20120322 25 July 2012 22 March 2012 Reuters The mutineers cited Touré's alleged poor handling of the insurgency and the lack of equipment for the Malian Army as their reasons for the rebellion.22 March 2012 Renegade Mali soldiers announce takeover https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17462111 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121211212129/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17462111 11 December 2012 8 May 2018 BBC The CNRDR would serve as an interim regime until power could be returned to a new, democratically elected government.22 March 2012 Renegade Mali soldiers say seize power, depose Toure https://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE82L00620120322 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120725190152/http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE82L00620120322 25 July 2012 22 March 2012 Reuters While the coup was widely supported by population, it was "unanimously condemned" by the international community,24 March 2012 Au Mali, le front des putschistes se fragilise http://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2012/03/24/au-mali-le-front-des-putschistes-se-fragilise_1675215_3212.html 24 March 2012 Le Monde fr including by the United Nations Security Council,23 March 2012 International condemnation for Mali coup http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2012/03/2012322234952301942.html 24 March 2012 Al Jazeera the African Union, and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the latter of which on 27 March imposed sanctions, closed borders, and froze bank accounts, demanding that the coupers leave power before April 6. During the uncertainty following the coup, resistance put up by government forces in the north began to melt away, allowing the rebels to take over the three provincial capitals of Timbuktu, Kidal, and Gao from 30 March to 1 April. The speed and ease with which the rebels took control of the north was attributed in large part to the confusion created in the army's coup, leading Reuters to describe it as "a spectacular own-goal".Cheick Dioura Adama Diarra amp 31 March 2012 Mali Rebels Assault Gao, Northern Garrison http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/31/mali-rebels-assault_n_1393415.html 5 April 2012 Huffington Post Reuters On 6 April 2012, stating that it had secured all of its desired territory, the MNLA declared independence from Mali, which was rejected as invalid by the African Union and the European Union.6 April 2012 Mali Tuareg rebels declare independence in the north https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17635437 live https://archive.today/20120721031845/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17635437 21 July 2012 28 August 2012 BBC News The same day, the junta and ECOWAS reached an agreement in which both Sanogo and Touré would resign, sanctions would be lifted, the mutineers would be granted amnesty, and power would pass to National Assembly of Mali Speaker Dioncounda Traoré.10 April 2012 Mali awaits next step after president, coup leader resign http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/International/2012/Apr-10/169703-mali-awaits-next-step-after-president-coup-leader-resign.ashx#axzz1rbYsVRxR 9 April 2012 The Daily Star Despite this de jure transition, Sanogo seemed to remain the "real" head of state. Inter-rebel fighting, international intervention thumb|Map showing the fullest extent of rebel-held territory in January 2013, before it was re-taken by Malian and French forces As soon as independence was declared, tensions emerged between the MNLA and jihadist groups due to differences in goals with their common enemy defeated. Tuareg nationalists sought to maintain an independent state, while the jihadist wished to spread Islamic rule to the rest of Mali and neighboring states. Attempts to find a solution failed, and soon conflict erupted between the MNLA and Jihadist, resulting in a decisive defeat for the MNLA. The jihadist groups seized control of nearly all of Azawad, with the exception of a few towns and isolated pockets still held by the MNLA and allied militias. Despite internal acknowledgment by jihadist leaders that they were too weak to expand, on 10 January 2013, emirate forces captured the strategic town of Konna, 600 km from the capital, from the Malian army.10 January 2013 Mali Islamists capture strategic town, residents flee https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mali-rebels-idUSBRE90912Q20130110 10 January 2013 Reuters Later, an estimated 1,200 Islamist fighters advanced to within 20 kilometers of Mopti, a nearby Mali military garrison town.11 January 2013 France begins Mali military intervention http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2013/01/2013111135659836345.html 11 January 2013 Al Jazeera The rapid offensive forced Traoré to seek help from France, which ordered the deployment of 4,000 troops and significant quantities of military equipment to Mali the following day as part of Operation Serval, aimed at halting the Islamist advance and launching a counteroffensive. On 1 July 2013, 6,000 of a future total of 12,600 UN peacekeeping troops officially took over responsibility for patrolling the country's north from France and the ECOWAS' International Support Mission to Mali (AFISMA). The force would be led by former second-in-command in Darfur, Rwandan General Jean Bosco Kazura, and will be known as the MINUSMA. Though the group was expected to play a role in the election, the electoral commission's president, Mamadou Diamountani, said it would be "extremely difficult" to arrange for up to eight million voting identification cards when there were 500,000 displaced people as a result of the conflict.UN takes over Mali mission https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2013/7/1/un-takes-over-mali-peacekeeping-mission 2021-06-02 Aljazeera en thumb|Situation on July 26, a few days before the election By the time of the election, thanks to French, African, and international military support, government forces had regained most of the territory previously controlled by Islamists and Tuareg nationalists. Electoral organisation controversies To improve the electoral process, the government decided to use the election process of the Administrative Census to Elections (RACE) to further direct the Minister of Territorial Administration and Local Government and the General Administrator of Elections, General Kafougona Kone.Le processus electoral 2002 au Mali http://www.ml.undp.org/bexperiences.htm Programme des Nations Unies pour le développement 1 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20101027130709/http://www.ml.undp.org/bexperiences.htm 27 October 2010 dead dmy-all The majority of political parties would prefer the use of another electoral system under the Administrative Census Vocation of Civil Status (RAVEC), an electoral process considered more reliable. However, the government considers that this second process with RAVEC presents a number of difficulties with identification of non-Malians living in the Côte d'Ivoire and there are a large number of corrections to be made in a very short time.Jean-Philippe Dedieu, "Mali's Scattered Democracy. How Migrants from Paris to Guangzhou Influence the Vote", Foreign Affairs, 12 August 2013 The cost of using this other process is estimated at 41 billion West African CFA francs (nearly $83 million US dollars).Diallo Youssouf Fichier électoral- Le gouvernement opte pour le RACE http://www.maliweb.net/news/politique/2011/05/26/article,23402.html Mali Web 1 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20131224105017/http://www.maliweb.net/news/politique/2011/05/26/article,23402.html 24 December 2013 dead dmy-all At a meeting between the government and political parties on 3 January 2012, the National Director of the Interior, to the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Local Government, Bassidi Coulibaly, acknowledged the weak influence of citizens for revision of the electoral lists.Préparatifs des élections générales et référendaire d'avril-juillet prochains : Le Gouvernement fait le point à la classe politique qui reste sceptique http://www.maliweb.net/news/politique/2012/01/04/article,42547.html 1 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20131224100228/http://www.maliweb.net/news/politique/2012/01/04/article,42547.html 24 December 2013 dead dmy-all Just as campaigning was about to get under way, the Malian government lifted the state of emergency in place in the country since the northern battles.Mali lifts state of emergency https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2013/7/6/mali-lifts-state-of-emergency 2021-06-02 Aljazeera en Although the jihadist group MUJAO warned people not to vote and threatened to attack polling stations, no violence occurred during the elections.http://www.icct.nl/publications/icct-commentaries/al-qaeda-during-the-elections-in-mali-the-dog-that-did-not-bark- ICCT 2014-03-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20130929074436/http://www.icct.nl/publications/icct-commentaries/al-qaeda-during-the-elections-in-mali-the-dog-that-did-not-bark- 2013-09-29 dead Candidates Several candidates declared their intention to run for the original elections or were invested by their party. Jamille Bittar, senior vice president of the Party for Economic and Social Development of Mali (PDES), announced his presidential candidacy on 30 January 2012. He is the President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and he is on the Economic and Social Council and he is supported by the Union of movements and associations in Mali, created two months ago.Mali: Jamille Bittar candidat à l'élection présidentielle http://www.afriquejet.com/mali-jamille-bittar-candidat-a-lelection-presidentielle-2012013032429.html https://archive.today/20120717170331/http://www.afriquejet.com/mali-jamille-bittar-candidat-a-lelection-presidentielle-2012013032429.html dead 17 July 2012 1 March 2012 Sidibé Aminata Diallo, former Minister of Education, she was previously a candidate in the presidential election of 2007, and was supported for her candidacy on 24 December 2011 by the Rally for Environmental Education and Sustainable Development (REDD).MALI: Présidentielle 2012 : Aminata Niamoto Diakité dans la course http://koaci.com/articles-73287 2012-03-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20131224092305/http://koaci.com/articles-73287 2013-12-24 dead Cheick Modibo Diarra, Malian astrophysicist who worked at NASA and president of Microsoft Africa. On 6 March 2011, in Bamako, he presented a training policy, the Rally for Mali's development (RPDM), created for the 2012 presidential election.Présidentielle : La candidature de l'ancienne ministre, Mme Sidibé Aminata Diallo déjà rejetée http://www.maliweb.net/news/politique/2011/03/07/article,16737.html 1 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20131224115417/http://www.maliweb.net/news/politique/2011/03/07/article,16737.html 24 December 2013 dead dmy-all Housseini Amion Guindo, President of Convergence for the development of Mali, was appointed on 14 September 2011 as presidential election candidate by the political group PUR (parties united for the Republic).Mali: l'astrophyscien Cheick Modibo Diarra se lance dans la politique http://www.maliweb.net/news/politique/2011/03/07/article,16737.html 2012-03-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20131224115417/http://www.maliweb.net/news/politique/2011/03/07/article,16737.html 2013-12-24 dead Mamadou Djigué, announced his candidacy on 22 September 2011 under the banner of the Youth Movement for Change and Development (MJCD). This announcement was made at a meeting held at the International Conference Centre of Bamako, in the presence of his father Ibrahima N'Diaye, Senior Vice President of the Alliance for Democracy in Mali-African Party for Solidarity and Justice.Segbedji Bruno Les PUR choisissent Housseini Amion Guindo dit poulo de la CODEM candidat à la présidentielle 2012 : Moussa Mara et ses amis boudent http://www.maliweb.net/news/politique/2011/09/14/article,28638.html Mali Web 1 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20131102171241/http://www.maliweb.net/news/politique/2011/09/14/article,28638.html 2 November 2013 dead dmy-all Aïchata Cissé Haïdara, nicknamed Chato, is the presidential candidate from the Alliance Chato 2013 for the Malian election on July 28. The party's social and economic program,"For a Strong Mali," focuses on youth, women and the rural world. Currently the MP from Bourem in northern Mali, during the recent Malian crisis Chato distinguished herself in a fight against misinformation from the MNLA (National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad, initially a Tuareg secessionist movement). Chato also worked for more than 20 years in the development of Mali in particular and of Africa in general. A union activist, she led a massive battle for Malian workers in Air Afrique; they were the only Africans to have been compensated after the firm was liquidated. Mme Haidara is a founder and managing director of a travel and tourism company, Wani Tour. April 2014 Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, former Prime Minister of Mali, former speaker of the National Assembly, and president of the Rally for Mali (RPM), announced his candidacy on January 14, 2012.Diakite Abdoulaye Présidentielle de 2012 : Le fils de Djigué aussi s'engage dans la course http://www.maliweb.net/news/politique/2011/09/26/article,29190.html Mali Web 1 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20131224113908/http://www.maliweb.net/news/politique/2011/09/26/article,29190.html 24 December 2013 dead dmy-all He was a presidential candidate in the previous presidential elections of 2002 and 2007. He has the support of fifteen political parties that signed a memorandum of agreement on 12 January 2012 to "create a Republican and Democratic center that is strong and stable". The political parties are: Movement for the Independence, Renaissance and African Integration (Miria), the Union of Mali for Progress (UMP), the Malian Union-African Democratic Rally, the African Front for the mobilization and alternation (Fama), the Rally of Democratic Republicans (RDR), the Rally for Justice in Mali (RJD), Sigikafo Oyédamouyé Party (PSO), the Democratic Consultation, the Party of the difference in Mali (PDM), the Socialist and Democratic Party of Mali (PSDM), the People's Progress Party (PPP), the PPM, the MPLO, the RUP, the Democratic Action for Change and Alternative in Mali (ADCAM) and the Rally for Mali (RPM).Aguibou Sogodogo Présidentielle 2012 :IBK investi par le Rassemblement pour le Mali http://www.maliweb.net/news/politique/2012/01/16/article,42964.html Mali Web 1 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20131024005022/http://www.maliweb.net/news/politique/2012/01/16/article,42964.html 24 October 2013 dead dmy-all Aguibou Koné, former student leader, announced on 25 January 2012 that he would run for president in 2012 to defend the colours of a political organisation called "to Yèlè" (this means "to open" in the national language Bambara).Thera Kassoum Présidentielle de 2012 : Aguibou Koné, un ancien leader estudiantin dans la course http://www.malikounda.com/Politique/presidentielle-de-2012-aguibou-kone-un-ancien-leader-estudiantin-dans-la-course.html https://web.archive.org/web/20131224105600/http://www.malikounda.com/Politique/presidentielle-de-2012-aguibou-kone-un-ancien-leader-estudiantin-dans-la-course.html dead 24 December 2013 Mali Kounda 1 March 2012 Koné Assane Présidentielle 2012 : Quinze formations politiques se donnent la main pour faire élire IBK http://www.maliweb.net/news/politique/2012/01/13/article,42912.html Mali Web 1 March 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131224120925/http://www.maliweb.net/news/politique/2012/01/13/article%2C42912.html 24 December 2013 Oumar Mariko, Member of Parliament, was supported by the Party African Solidarity for Democracy and Independence on 26 June 2011. He has already been a candidate in the two previous presidential elections in 2002 and 2007. In his program, he wants to "build a strong democratic state, respectful of republican values, and equitable distribution of national resources".Sissoko Issa Fakaba Après son investiture par le Parti Sadi : Oumar Mariko dévoile son « engagement pour le Mali http://www.partisadi.net/2011/06/apres-son-investiture-par-le-parti-sadi-oumar-mariko-devoile-son-%C2%AB-engagement-pour-le-mali-%C2%BB/ Partisadi 1 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20110701201943/http://www.partisadi.net/2011/06/apres-son-investiture-par-le-parti-sadi-oumar-mariko-devoile-son-%C2%AB-engagement-pour-le-mali-%C2%BB/ 1 July 2011 dead Achérif Ag Mohamed was nominated on 12 November 2011 by the National Union for Labor and Development.Lam Allaye Présidentielles 2012 : Achérif Ag Mohamed candidat http://www.essor.ml/politique/article/presidentielles-2012-acherif-ag https://web.archive.org/web/20111129005136/http://www.essor.ml/politique/article/presidentielles-2012-acherif-ag dead 29 November 2011 Essor 1 March 2012 Soumana Sacko, former Prime Minister and President of the National Convention for Africa Solidarity (CNAS) declared his candidacy on 18 December 2011.Groga-Bada Malika Mali : Soumana Sako, un candidat de plus à la présidentielle http://www.jeuneafrique.com/Article/ARTJAJA2659p056.xml0/ Jeuneafrique 1 March 2012 Yeah Samake, mayor of the rural town of Ouélessébougou, announced his candidacy for presidency on 12 November 2011 on behalf of the Party for the civic and patriotic (PACP), a new political party.Keïta Madiba Niankoro Yeah Samake, Porte-Drapeau Du PACP http://www.essor.ml/politique/article/niankoro-yeah-samake-porte-drapeau Essor 1 March 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120229223245/http://essor.ml/politique/article/niankoro-yeah-samake-porte-drapeau 29 February 2012 In reaction against alleged corruption of the other candidates, Samake is doing most of his fundraising online and in the United States.July 2013 Modibo Sidibé, former Prime Minister, announced his candidacy on 17 January 2012.Konan André Silver Mali : Modibo Sidibé, enfin candidat http://www.jeuneafrique.com/Article/ARTJAWEB20120117164839/ Jeune Afrique 1 March 2012 Mountaga Tall was selected as a presidential candidate by the National Congress of Democratic Initiative (CNID) on 15 January 2012 in Bamako. The lawyer was a presidential candidate in 1992, 2002, and 2007.Diallo Moussa Samba Présidentielle 2012 / Me Mountaga Tall investi http://www.malikounda.com/Politique/presidentielle-2012-me-mountaga-tall-investi.html https://archive.today/20130128100927/http://www.malikounda.com/Politique/presidentielle-2012-me-mountaga-tall-investi.html dead 28 January 2013 Mali Kounda 1 March 2012 Cheick Bougadary Traoré, president of the African Convergence for Renewal (CARE), was selected as a candidate of his party on 28 January 2012. Traore is the son of President Moussa Traoré.Mali: Cheick Bougadary Traoré candidat à l'élection présidentielle http://www.afriquejet.com/mali-cheick-bougadary-traore-candidat-a-lelection-presidentielle-2012013032431.html https://archive.today/20120722044744/http://www.afriquejet.com/mali-cheick-bougadary-traore-candidat-a-lelection-presidentielle-2012013032431.html dead 22 July 2012 Afrique Jet 1 March 2012 Dramane Dembélé was designated as Adéma-PASJ's candidate on 10 April 2013."Mali's leading party picks candidate for July presidential poll" https://web.archive.org/web/20130412232507/http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/malis-leading-party-picks-candidate-for-july-presidential-poll/ 2013-04-12 , Reuters, 10 April 2013. Results Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta Rally for Mali 1175769 2355394 Soumaïla Cissé Union for the Republic and Democracy 582127 679069 Ousmane Dembélé Alliance for Democracy in Mali 286929 Modibo Sidibé Alternative Forces for Renewal and Emergence 146839 Housseini Amion Guindo Convergence for the Development of Mali 140345 Oumar Mariko African Solidarity for Democracy and Independence 75875 Choguel Kokalla Maïga Patriotic Movement for Renewal 69767 Cheick Modibo Diarra Rally for Development of Mali 63320 Jamille Bittar Party for Economic Development and Solidarity 52216 Mountaga Tall National Congress for Democratic Initiative 45384 Moussa Mara Change Party 45227 Mamadou Blaise Sangare Social Democratic Convention 31803 Soumana Sacko National Convention for a United Africa 26524 Oumar Ibrahima Touré Alliance for the Republic 25235 Haïdara Aïchata Alassane Cissé Chato Alliance 2013 22274 Yeah Samake Party for Civic and Patriotic Action 17007 Konimba Sidibe Citizen's Duty Movement 16780 Hamed Sow Workers' Rally for Development 16763 Racine Seydou Thiam CAP 16153 Ousmane Ben Traoré Citizens' Party for Revival 15640 Oumar Boury Touré GAD 15738 Cheick Keita Union for Democracy and Alternation 14623 Siaka Diarra Union of Democratic Forces 14281 Youssouf Cissé Independent 12258 Cheick Boucadry Traoré African Convergence for Renewal 9177 Sibiri Koumare Synergy of the Initiatives for an African Rebirth 9051 Oumar Alhousseini Maiga Panafrik 8159 389989 88664 6829696 6829696 Constitutional Court On 3 August 2013, ADEMA candidate Dramane Dembélé, who placed third in the election, announced his support for Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in the second round, saying that "we are in the Socialist International, we share the same values". However, in endorsing Keita he contradicted the official stance of ADEMA, which had backed Keita's rival, Soumaïla Cissé, on the previous day. The party stressed that Dembélé was speaking only for himself and that the party still supported Cissé."Mali : ralliement surprise de Dramane Dembélé au favori IBK", Agence France-Presse, 3 August 2013 fr. References Category:Presidential elections in Mali Mali Presidential election Presidential Presidential