1979 general elections in Mali - presidential and parliamentary elections held in Mali on June 19, 1979 in connection with the enactment of the 1974 Constitution . As a result of the elections, the Military Committee for National Liberation , which ruled the country since 1968, transferred power to constitutional bodies, but at the same time, power in Mali remained in the hands of the military group of General Moussa Traore .
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The 1979 general election was the first election in Mali after the 1964 parliamentary elections held under Modibo Keith . The National Assembly, elected in 1964, was dissolved by Keita in January 1968, and after that, the legislative delegation was the legislative delegation appointed by the president, and after the coup on November 19, 1968, the ruling Military Committee for National Liberation, composed of army officers. The new Constitution of Mali, adopted at a referendum on June 3, 1974, provided for the uncontested direct election of the president and the election of the National Assembly of 82 deputies on a one-party basis. The National Assembly was elected for 4 years in direct elections, to which all Malian people were formally admitted without distinction of gender, race, nationality or belief. Until July 1, 1984 (the 10th anniversary of the promulgation of the Constitution), people who held public office before the 1968 coup or were imprisoned for six months after the coup could not run for parliament.
Presidential Election
| Vote | % |
|---|
| Registered | OK. 3 397 250 | 100 % |
| Total Voted | 3 302 251 | 97.2% |
| Valid | 3 298 477 |
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| Invalid Newsletters | 3,774 |
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| Abstained | ? | ?
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| Source: [1] [2] |
| Candidate | The consignment | Vote | % |
| Moussa Traore | Democratic Union of the Malian people | 3 298 477 | |
| Source: [1] [2] |
Legislative Election
| Vote | % |
|---|
| Registered | OK. 3 283 985 | 100 % |
| Total Voted | 3 185 258 | 97% |
| Valid | 3 180 565 |
|
| Invalid Newsletters | ? |
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| Abstained | ? | ?
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| Source: [1] [2] |
| The consignment | Number of votes | Deputy seats | % |
| Democratic Union of the Malian people | 3 180 565 | 82 | |
| Vs | 4 693 | | |
| Source: [1] [2] |
In the presidential elections of June 19, 1979, the absolute majority of votes was won by General Moussa Traore, the only candidate, and in the parliamentary elections, the ruling party, the Democratic Union of the Malian people, received all the seats in the National Assembly. The chairman of parliament was Madi Sangara. On June 28, Mussa Traore reorganized the government and began to rule as the elected head of state with a term of office of six years. The 1979 election, which became the second since Mali gained independence, formally made constitutional power of General Traore and his associates. The country passed to civilian rule and the election of authorities, but the highest state and party posts were again occupied by representatives of the same military group that seized power in 1968. New parliamentary elections were held in 1982, and general elections were held on June 11, 1985, at which Moussa Traore was re-elected for a second presidential term.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 D.Nohlen, 1999 , p. 580.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Albert C. Nunley. Elections in Mali . AFRICAN ELECTIONS DATABASE (November 22, 2012). Date of treatment February 6, 2013. Archived February 14, 2013.
- Dieter Nohlen, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B. Elections in Africa: A data handbook. - Oxford: OUP Oxford, 1999 .-- 620 p. - ISBN 0-19-829645-2 .
