1979 Malian general election

none Mali 1985 Malian general election 1985 19 June 1979 yes presidential Presidential election Moussa Traoré (1989) (cropped).jpg Moussa Traoré Democratic Union of the Malian People 3,298,477 100% President President-elect Moussa Traoré Democratic Union of the Malian People Moussa Traoré Democratic Union of the Malian People 1964 Malian presidential election 1964 General elections were held in Mali on 19 June 1979. They followed a 1974 referendum that approved a new constitution allowing for the direct election of the President for the first time. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the Democratic Union of the Malian People (UDPM) as the sole legal party. Its leader, Moussa Traoré, who had overthrown Modibo Keïta in 1968, was the only presidential candidate, and was elected unopposed.Elections in Mali https://web.archive.org/web/20130115101728/http://africanelections.tripod.com/ml.html 2013-01-15 African Elections Database In the National Assembly elections several UDPM candidates were able to contest each seat, with 44% of the incumbent MPs defeated.Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p569 0-19-829645-2 Voter turnout was reported to be 97%. Results President Moussa Traoré Democratic Union of the Malian People 3298477 3774 3397250 Nohlen et al. National Assembly PartyVotes%SeatsDemocratic Union of the Malian People3,180,56599.982Against4,6930.1–Invalid/blank votes––Total3,185,25810082Registered voters/turnout3,283,98597.0–Source: Nohlen et al. References Category:1979 in Mali Mali Category:Elections in Mali Category:Single-candidate elections Category:One-party elections Category:Presidential elections in Mali Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Category:June 1979 in Africa