1979 Malian general election explained

Country:	Mali
Next Election:	1985 Malian general election
Next Year:	1985
Election Date:	19 June 1979
Module:	Embed: yes Type: presidential Election Name: Presidential election Image1: Moussa Traoré (1989) (cropped).jpg Nominee1: Moussa Traoré Party1: Democratic Union of the Malian People Popular Vote1: 3,298,477 Percentage1: 100% President Posttitle: President-elect Before Election: Moussa Traoré Before Party: Democratic Union of the Malian People After Election: Moussa Traoré After Party: Democratic Union of the Malian People

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.^[1] In the National Assembly elections several UDPM candidates were able to contest each seat, with 44% of the incumbent MPs defeated.^[2] Voter turnout was reported to be 97%.

Results

National Assembly

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Democratic Union of the Malian People	3,180,565	99.9	82
Against	4,693	0.1	–
Invalid/blank votes		–	–
Total	3,185,258	100	82
Registered voters/turnout	3,283,985	97.0	–
align=left colspan=4	Source: Nohlen et al.

Notes and References

1. http://africanelections.tripod.com/ml.html Elections in Mali
2. [Dieter Nohlen]