# 2002 Malian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Mali on 28 April 2002, with a run-off on 12 May. The previous president, Alpha Oumar Konaré, stood down after 10 years in office, having been term limited by the Malian constitution to two terms. Amadou Toumani Touré won the election with 65% of the vote in the second round.

## Candidates

Twenty-four candidates were certified by the Constitutional Court and stood in the election. Only one candidate, a woman who would have been the country's first female presidential candidate if she had been allowed to run, was prevented from standing for election after failing to provide the deposit of approximately $7,000.

## Electoral system

In order to register to contest the elections, candidates had to provide a deposit of approximately $7,000. This was returned if the candidate won over 5% of the vote in the first round. Each candidate was entitled to have a representative at each of the 12,400 polling booths.
The election was held using the two-round system, with a second round held as none of the candidates received over 50% of the vote in the first round.

## Conduct

Overall, international observers said the election was well managed and transparent; however, there were many procedural irregularities. After the first round of voting, the Constitutional Court cancelled over 500,000 of the ballots due to problems such as unregistered voters and missing election reports.

## Results

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Amadou Toumani Touré | Independent | 449,176 | 28.71 | 926,243 | 65.01 |
| | Soumaïla Cissé | Alliance for Democracy in Mali | 333,525 | 21.31 | 498,503 | 34.99 |
| | Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta | Rally for Mali | 329,143 | 21.03 | | |
| | Tiébilé Dramé | Party for National Rebirth | 62,493 | 3.99 | | |
| | Mountaga Tall | National Congress for Democratic Initiative | 58,695 | 3.75 | | |
| | Moussa Balla Coulibaly | Union for Democracy and Development | 50,211 | 3.21 | | |
| | Choguel Kokalla Maïga | Patriotic Movement for Renewal | 42,469 | 2.71 | | |
| | Mamadou Blaise Sangaré | Social Democratic Convention | 34,603 | 2.21 | | |
| | Mandé Sidibé | Independent | 31,389 | 2.01 | | |
| | Ahmed El Madani Diallo | Independent | 25,584 | 1.63 | | |
| | Daba Diawara | Party for Independence, Democracy and Solidarity | 17,156 | 1.10 | | |
| | Oumar Mariko | African Solidarity for Democracy and Independence | 13,718 | 0.88 | | |
| | Madiassa Maguiraga | Popular Party for Progress | 12,548 | 0.80 | | |
| | Youssouf Hassan Diallo | Independent | 12,455 | 0.80 | | |
| | Modibo Sangaré | National Union for Rebirth | 11,667 | 0.75 | | |
| | Mamadou Gakou | Convention for Progress and the People | 11,505 | 0.74 | | |
| | Mady Konaté | Party for Democracy and Progress | 11,302 | 0.72 | | |
| | Modibo Kane Kida | Movement of the Free, United and Combined Populations | 9,722 | 0.62 | | |
| | Mamadou Diaby | Party for Unity, Democracy and Progress | 9,101 | 0.58 | | |
| | Almamy Sylla | Rally for Democracy and Progress | 8,851 | 0.57 | | |
| | Habibou Dembélé | Independent | 7,964 | 0.51 | | |
| | Sanoussi Nanacassé | Independent | 7,829 | 0.50 | | |
| | Ibrahim Diakité | National Front for Renewal and the Protection of Territorial Integrity | 6,899 | 0.44 | | |
| | Abdoulaye Sogolomba Konaté | Independent | 6,771 | 0.43 | | |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,564,776 | 100.00 | 1,424,746 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,564,776 | 71.09 | 1,424,746 | 82.68 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 636,378 | 28.91 | 298,464 | 17.32 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,201,154 | 100.00 | 1,723,210 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 5,746,202 | 38.31 | 5,746,202 | 29.99 |
| Source: African Elections Database |||||||