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Incumbent president Amadou Toumani Tour\u00e9 ran for re-election against seven other candidates and won in the first round with about 71% of the vote.[1]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Table of ContentsBackground[edit]Nominations[edit]Voter registration[edit]Campaign[edit]Results[edit]Aftermath[edit]References[edit]Background[edit]Nominations[edit]Ibrahim Boubacar Ke\u00efta, the President of the National Assembly, was nominated as the presidential candidate of the Rally for Mali on 28 January 2007.[2] On 18 February former Foreign Minister Ti\u00e9bil\u00e9 Dram\u00e9 was nominated as the candidate of the Party for National Rebirth (PARENA),[3] and on 24 February Oumar Mariko was nominated as the candidate of African Solidarity for Democracy and Independence.[4]Sidib\u00e9 Aminata Diallo, a female professor, announced on 12 March that she intended to stand as the candidate of the Rally for Sustainable Education and Development.[5] The former ruling party, the Alliance for Democracy in Mali (ADEMA), opted to support the incumbent president, Amadou Toumani Tour\u00e9. Former Defense Minister Soumeylou Boub\u00e8ye Maiga, the Vice-President of ADEMA, was expelled from the party for opposing the decision as he intended to run for president himself.[6][7] He was subsequently designated as the candidate of his movement, Convergences 2007, on 24 March.[7] The National Union for the Republic (UNPR) nominated Modibo Sangar\u00e9 as its candidate on 26 March.[8] President Tour\u00e9 announced he would run for re-election in the town of Nioro du Sahel on 27 March.[9] On the same day, the Social Democratic Convention nominated Mamadou Blaise Sangar\u00e9 as its candidate.[10]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4On 1 April the Constitutional Court issued a provisional list of eight candidates who would contest the election; Tour\u00e9, Ibrahim Boubacar Ke\u00efta, Mamadou Blaise Sangar\u00e9, Ti\u00e9bil\u00e9 Dram\u00e9, Soumeylou Boub\u00e8ye Maiga, Oumar Mariko, Sidibe Aminata Diallo, and Madiassa Maguiraga.[11] Modibo Sangar\u00e9’s candidacy was rejected by the court on the grounds that he had not paid the required bond of 10 million CFA francs.[12][13] No requests were filed for the invalidation of any of the eight candidates on the provisional list, and therefore the Court confirmed the list as final on 3 April.[11] Six of the eight approved candidates had contested the 2002 presidential elections, Maiga and Diallo being the exceptions.[14] Diallo was also the first-ever woman to run for president in Mali;[13] a woman had attempted to run in 2002, but her candidacy had been rejected.[5]In order to have their candidacies accepted by the court, candidates were required to be sponsored by at least ten members of the National Assembly or at least five communal advisors from each of the country’s regions, as well as Bamako, the capital (a minimum of 45 combined).[12][13] Tour\u00e9 was sponsored by 414 communal advisors, Ke\u00efta by 17 members of parliament, Mamadou Blaise Sangar\u00e9 by 11 members of parliament, Dram\u00e9 by 87 communal advisors, Maiga by 114 communal advisors, Mariko by 71 communal advisors, Diallo by 14 members of parliament and Maguiraga by 55 communal advisors.[11] The introduction of sponsors, in addition to an increase in the guarantee that had to be paid, was considered responsible for the significant reduction in the number of candidates from the 2002 elections, when there were 24 candidates.[15]Voter registration[edit]Voter registration cards began to be distributed in Bamako on 30 March.[16] However, by 7 April less than 3% of the voter cards had been distributed.[17] On 14 April the cards were made easier to obtain, but by 25 April fewer than 50% were thought to have been distributed. The latter date had been made a public holiday in order to encourage voters to get the cards prior to the deadline at midnight,[18] after which it was reported that about 63.78% had been distributed. The best rate of distribution was in Mopti Region with 71.7%; it was worst in Bamako, with 30.6%.[19] The total distribution  percentage was subsequently raised to about 66.7%, apparently due to Malians abroad obtaining the cards.[20]Campaign[edit]The campaign for the election began on 8 April and continued until midnight on 27 April, two days before the elections.[21] Fodi\u00e9 Tour\u00e9, the head of the electoral commission, said on 16 April that more than a thousand foreign observers had sought permission to monitor the election.[22] He said later that 900 observers, from Mali and abroad, had been accredited.[23]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4On 24 April the Front for Democracy and the Republic (FDR), a coalition that included four of the opposition candidates (Ke\u00efta, Dram\u00e9, Maiga, and Sangar\u00e9)[24][25] and 16 parties[26] sharply criticized the way the election was being prepared. It alleged serious problems with the electoral list, which it said had been manipulated, and criticized the use of fingerprints on ballot papers and the failure to allow the presence of its representatives when the military votes. The coalition said that the election would not be transparent or credible.[24] On 28 April local government minister Kafougouna Kon\u00e9 denied the accusation that the government manipulated the electoral list, saying that its problems were due to the lack of information available to the government.[20]Prior to the election, Tour\u00e9 was considered likely to win; he ran as an independent but was backed by a coalition, the Alliance for Democracy and Progress, composed of 43 parties. Ke\u00efta was considered the strongest opposition candidate.[25] If no candidate won the election on 29 April, a second round was scheduled for 13 May.[27]Results[edit]A day after the elections, a presidential spokesman claimed victory for Tour\u00e9, while Ke\u00efta’s campaign director alleged fraud and the FDR claimed there were widespread irregularities. Results accounting for 18.2% of registered voters (including many who did not vote) showed Tour\u00e9 with 61.3% of the vote and Ke\u00efta as a distant second with 29.8%. In Bamako, Tour\u00e9 won 54.2% and Ke\u00efta won 38.8%;[28] Tour\u00e9’s lead was bigger in rural areas, where he won about 71% against 18% for Ke\u00efta. Voter turnout was placed at 24% in Bamako and 38% in the countryside.[29]On 1 May the four FDR candidates, rejecting the official results, said that they would try to have the election annulled.[30][31] In a statement, Ke\u00efta’s campaign said that it would release different results.[32] The FDR withdrew from participation in the national commission for the centralization of the results; it objected to the handling of Bamako’s results, saying that it had not been included in part of the validation process and that the results had been released without its approval.[33] Foreign observers, however, endorsed the election as free and fair. Results reported from 28 out of 49 areas showed Tour\u00e9 with 72% of the vote, while Ke\u00efta had 15%.[34] On 2 May results accounting for 51% of registered voters (including many who did not vote) showed Tour\u00e9 still holding a large lead with 58.3% of the vote against 25% for Ke\u00efta.[35]According to full provisional results announced on 3 May Tour\u00e9 won the election with 68.31% of the vote (1,563,640 out of 2,288,993 votes) and Ke\u00efta took second place with 18.59% (425,609 votes). Dram\u00e9 was in third place with 2.9% of the vote and Mariko was in fourth with 2.7%. Voter turnout was placed at 36.17%, with 2.3 million out of 6.9 million registered voters participating.[36] On 4 May slightly different results were announced: 70.89% for Tour\u00e9 (1,622,579 votes), 19.08% for Ke\u00efta (436,781 votes), 3.04% for Dram\u00e9 (69,584 votes) 2.74% for Mariko (62,709 votes), 1.57% for Sangar\u00e9 (35,951 votes), 1.46% for Ma\u00efga (33,366 votes), 0.54% for Diallo (12,326 votes), and 0.30% for Maguiraga (6,857 votes).[37]Diallo and Maguiraga accepted Tour\u00e9’s victory on 4 May.[1] The FDR, however, continued to call on the Constitutional Court to annul the election, describing it as a farce and rejecting the results.[38]Final results were announced by the Constitutional Court on 12 May, confirming Tour\u00e9’s victory and slightly raising his vote share to 71.20%.[1] On 19 May Ke\u00efta said that the FDR would abide by the court’s decision[39] and would focus on the July 2007 parliamentary elections. Some observers argued that this concession by the FDR was due to the massive scale of the victory attributed to Tour\u00e9, which made its own claims appear untenable.[40] In a press conference on 29 May, Mariko denounced the electoral commission and the Constitutional Court for their handling of the election, saying that the former should be dissolved.[41] He was also sharply critical of the FDR, in which he did not participate.[42]CandidatePartyVotes%Amadou Toumani Tour\u00e9Independent1,612,91271.20Ibrahim Boubacar Ke\u00eftaRally for Mali433,89719.15Ti\u00e9bil\u00e9 Dram\u00e9Party for National Rebirth68,9563.04Oumar MarikoAfrican Solidarity for Democracy and Independence61,6702.72Mamadou Blaise Sangar\u00e9Social Democratic Convention35,7761.58Soumeylou Boub\u00e8ye Ma\u00efgaConvergences 200732,9731.46Sidib\u00e9 Aminata DialloRally for Education about Sustainable Development12,4430.55Madiassa MaguiragaPopular Party for Progress6,8560.30Total2,265,483100.00Valid votes2,265,48390.81Invalid\/blank votes229,3639.19Total votes2,494,846100.00Registered voters\/turnout6,884,35236.24Source: African Elections DatabaseAftermath[edit]Tour\u00e9 was sworn in for his second term on 8 June 2007.[43]References[edit]^ a b c “Mali \/ Pr\u00e9sidentielle: la Cour constitutionnelle valide la r\u00e9\u00e9lection de Tour\u00e9” Archived 2016-09-17 at the Wayback Machine, AFP (Maliweb.net), 12 May 2007 (in French).^ “IBK investi par son parti candidat \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9lection pr\u00e9sidentielle prochaine au Mali”, African Press Agency, 28 January 2007 (in French).^ “Former Malian student leader poised to contest April presidential elections”[permanent dead link], African Press Agency, 19 February 2007.^ “Oumar Mariko investi par son parti \u00e0 la pr\u00e9sidentielle”, Panapress (Jeuneafrique.com), 24 February 2007 (in French).^ a b “Malian woman announces candidacy for presidency”[permanent dead link], African Press Agency, 13 March 2007.^ “Soumeylou Boub\u00e8ye Maiga exclu de l\u2019ADEMA”, Panapress (Jeuneafrique.com), 26 February 2007 (in French).^ a b “Maiga chosen as presidential candidate for Convergences 2007 in Mali”[permanent dead link], African Press Agency, 24 March 2007.^ “L’UNPR d\u00e9signe son candidat \u00e0 l’\u00e9lection pr\u00e9sidentielle”, Panapress (Jeuneafrique.com), 27 March 2007.^ “ATT annonce sa candidature \u00e0 l’\u00e9lection pr\u00e9sidentielle d’avril”, Panapress (Jeuneafrique.com), 27 March 2007 (in French).^ “Mali\u00a0: renowned opposition stalwart guns for presidency”[permanent dead link], African Press Agency, 28 March 2007.^ a b c “Pr\u00e9sidentielle 2007\u00a0: HUIT CANDIDATS CONFIRM\u00c9S” Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, L’Essor, 4 April 2007 (in French).^ a b “8 for Malian presidency in April election”[permanent dead link], African Press Agency, 2 April 2007.^ a b c “Huit candidats en lice pour l’\u00e9lection pr\u00e9sidentielle”, Xinhua (Jeuneafrique.com), 2 April 2007 (in French).^ “Eight candidates to stand in Mali elections”, AFP (IOL), 1 April 2007.^ “La campagne pour la pr\u00e9sidentielle s’ouvre dimanche au Mali”, AFP (Nettali.net), 8 April 2007 (in French).^ “Distribution of voters\u2019 cards begins Friday in Mali”[permanent dead link], African Press Agency, 30 March 2007.^ “Less than 3% of voters\u2019 cards so far distributed in Mali, ministry says”[permanent dead link], African Press Agency, 7 April 2007.^ “Malian govt to speed up voters\u2019 card withdrawal, four days before presidential poll”[permanent dead link], African Press Agency, 26 April 2007.^ “Malian presidency\u00a0: only about 64% of voters withdrawn cards”[permanent dead link], African Press Agency, 27 April 2007.^ a b “Malian govt dismisses opposition warnings of vote rigging”[permanent dead link], African Press Agency, 28 April 2007.^ “Mali\u00a0: Court issues final list of 8 presidential contenders”[permanent dead link], African Press Agency, 4 April 2007.^ “Hundreds of observers to monitor Mali polls”, AFP (IOL), 16 April 2007.^ “Malian govt inducts presidential poll observers”[permanent dead link], African Press Agency, 28 April 2007.^ a b “Mali\u00a0: opposition parties foresee an “electoral disaster””[permanent dead link], African Press Agency, 24 April 2007.^ a b “Pr\u00e9sidentielle au Mali: Amadou Toumani Tour\u00e9 brigue un nouveau mandat”, AFP (Jeuneafrique.com), 28 April 2007 (in French).^ “Forces lined up for 29 April presidential election in Mali”[permanent dead link], African Press Agency, 22 April 2007.^ “Mali leader ‘set for re-election'”, BBC News, 30 April 2007.^ “Pr\u00e9sidentielle au Mali: le camp pr\u00e9sidentiel crie victoire, l’opposition d\u00e9nonce des fraudes”, AFP (Maliweb.net), 30 April 2007 (in French).^ Nick Tattersall and Tiemoko Diallo, “Toure on track to win second term in office”, Reuters (IOL), 30 April 2007.^ “Presidential contenders claim for cancellation of last Sunday polls”[permanent dead link], African Press Agency, 1 May 2007.^ “Mali: l’opposition conteste la pr\u00e9sidentielle sans attendre les r\u00e9sultats”, AFP (Maliweb.net), 1 May 2007 (in French).^ “Leading opponent challenges partial results of Malian presidential poll”[permanent dead link], African Press Agency, 1 May 2007.^ “Pr\u00e9sidentielle au Mali: l’opposition quitte la Commission de d\u00e9compte des voix”, AFP (Maliweb.net), 1 May 2007 (in French).^ Nick Tattersall, “Toure camp claims election win”, Reuters (IOL), 1 May 2007.^ “Mali: Amadou Toumani Tour\u00e9 largement en t\u00eate de la pr\u00e9sidentielle” Archived 2007-08-15 at archive.today, AFP (Afriklive.com), 2 May 2007 (in French).^ “Mali: Amadou Toumani Tour\u00e9 r\u00e9\u00e9lu \u00e0 la pr\u00e9sidence lors d’un scrutin contest\u00e9”, AFP (Maliweb.net), 3 May 2007 (in French).^ “Mali\u00a0: latest counting gives out-going Pres. Tour\u00e9 70.89%”[permanent dead link], African Press Agency, 4 May 2007.^ “Mali opposition seeks poll re-run”, BBC News, 4 May 2007.^ “Mali opposition concedes Toure’s re-election”, Reuters (IOL), 21 May 2007.^ “Mali\/pr\u00e9sidentielle: l’opposition finit par accepter une d\u00e9faite trop large”, AFP (Afriquenews.com), 20 May 2007 (in French).^ Sidiki Y. Demb\u00e9l\u00e9, “Mali: Mariko pi\u00e9tine la C\u00e9ni et la Cour constitutionnelle”, Les Echos (allAfrica.com), 30 May 2007 (in French).^ A. Diarra, “Les accusations tardives d\u2019Oumar Mariko”, L’Observateur (lemali.fr), 31 May 2007 (in French).^ “Malian president sworn-in for second term”, Xinhua (People’s Daily Online), 9 June 2007.     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