At stake in this election:

• The office of President of Mali

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Amadou Toumani TOURE
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Ousmane Issoufi MAIGA (29 April 2004 - 28 September 2007)
• Assembly: Mali has a unicameral National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale) with 147 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term.
• In the National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale) 147 members are elected by popular vote to serve 5-year terms.

Main Candidates in the First Round of the Presidential race:

• Sidibe Aminata DIALLO
  • Party: Movement for Environmental Education and Sustainable Development/Rassemblement pour l'éducation à l'environnement et au développement durable
• Tiebile DRAME
  • Party: Party for National Rebirth/Parti pour la renaissance nationale
• Ibrahim Boubacar KEITA
  • Party: Rally for Mali/Rassemblement pour Mali
• Madiassa MAGUIRAGA
  • Party: Independent
• Soumeylou Boubeye MAIGA
  • Party: Independent
• Oumar MARIKO
  • Party: African Solidarity for Democracy and Independence/Solidarité Africaine pour la Démocratie et l'Indépendance
• Mamadou SANGARE
  • Party: Independent
• Amadou Toumani TOURE
  • Party: Alliance for Democracy in Mali/Alliance pour la Democratie en Mal

Last Presidential election:

• Presidential Elections were last held on 28 April 2002. Amadou Toumani TOURE won with 28% of the vote. 

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 13,759,226 (2007)
• Registered Voters: 6,884,352 (2007)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 6,840,521 (2007)

·         Is Mali a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (5 February 1985)

·         Has Mali ratified CEDAW: Yes (10 September 1985)

·         Gender Quota: No, but there are voluntary quotas for some political parties

·         Female candidates in this election: No

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 15 (following the 2002 elections)

·         Human Development Index Position: 179 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Very High (2014)

Disability Data:

·         Is Mali a signatory to CRPD: Yes (15 May 2007)

·         Has Mali ratified CRPD: Yes (7 April 2008)

·         Population with a disability: 2,063,883 (est.)