2022 Malian general election

General elections are scheduled to be held in Mali on 27 February 2022.[1] The first round of presidential elections will be held on the same date with the legislative elections.[2][3][4]

2022 Malian presidential election
27 February 2022 (2022-02-27)
 
Party RPM URD
Incumbent President

Assimi Goïta (acting)
Independent
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Background
Main article: 2021 Malian coup d'état

A coup d'état began on the night of 24 May 2021 when the Malian Army led by Vice President Assimi Goïta[5] captured President Bah N'daw,[6][7] Prime Minister Moctar Ouane and Minister of Defence Souleymane Doucouré.[8] Assimi Goïta, the head of the junta that led the 2020 Malian coup d'état, announced that N'daw and Ouane were stripped of their powers and that new elections would be held in 2022. It is the country's third coup d'état in ten years, following the 2012 and 2020 military takeovers, with the latter having happened only nine months earlier.

Electoral system

The President of Mali is elected by absolute majority vote using the two-round system to serve a five-year term.[9]

The 147 members of the National Assembly are elected from 125 constituencies using the two-round system to serve five-year terms. In constituencies where there is more than one seat to be elected, block voting is used.[10]

References
  1. "2022 Mali Presidential and Legislative Elections". National Democratic Institute. 2021-08-04. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  2. "Mali to hold elections next February following post-coup transition". Reuters. 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  3. "Mali's interim government has elections plan in light of 'fixed timeline' for transition: PM". France 24. 2021-07-30. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  4. "Mali: New prime minister sets priorities towards civilian rule in 2022". Africa News. 2021-06-14. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  5. "Mali President, PM Resign After Arrest, Confirming 2nd Coup in 9 Months". VOA News. 26 May 2021. Archived from the original on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  6. "UN calls for immediate release of Mali President Bah Ndaw". BBC News. 24 May 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-05-24.
  7. "UN mission in Mali calls for immediate release of detained president and PM". France 24. AFP. 24 May 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-05-24.
  8. Akinwotu, Emmanuel (25 May 2021). "Mali: leader of 2020 coup takes power after president's arrest". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2021-05-25.
  9. Mumbere, Daniel (10 July 2018). "Everything you need to know about Mali 2018 presidential election". Africa News. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  10. "Mali (Assemblée Nationale), Electoral system". Inter-Parliamentary Union. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
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