National Assembly (Mali)
| National Assembly Assemblée nationale | |
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| Seats | 160 members |
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| Bamako | |
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The unicameral National Assembly of Mali is the country's legislative body.
The current National Assembly, formed following elections held on 14 and 28 July 2002, has a total of 160 members. 147 members are directly elected in single or multi-member constituencies using the Two-Round (or Run-off) system. Malians living abroad are represented by 13 legislators selected in separate polling. All members serve five-year terms.
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats 1st round |
Seats 2nd round |
Seats abroad |
Total seats |
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| Rally for Mali (RPM) | 8 | 53 | — | 61 | ||
| Union for the Republic and Democracy (URD) | 6 | 12 | — | 18 | ||
| Alliance for Democracy in Mali (ADEMA) | 2 | 18 | — | 20 | ||
| Alternative Forces for Renewal and Emergence (Fare Anka) | 5 | — | 5 | |||
| Convergence pour le développement du Mali (CODEM) | 5 | — | 5 | |||
| National Congress for Democratic Initiative (CNID) | 4 | — | 4 | |||
| African Solidarity for Democracy and Independence (SADI) | 4 | — | 4 | |||
| Alliance for Solidarity in Mali | 4 | — | 4 | |||
| Party for National Rebirth (PARENA) | 3 | — | 3 | |||
| Yelema | 2 | — | 2 | |||
| Independents | 16 | — | 16 | |||
| Representatives of Malians living abroad | — | |||||
| Total (turnout 38.5% in first round, 37% in the second round) | 16 | 131 | 13 | 160 | ||
| Source: Reuters, Reuters, Business Ghana | ||||||
(Note: Elections were annulled in 8 constituencies due to irregularities)
Controversies
A 2009 amendments to the Malian Family Code was met by huge demonstrations demanding it not be signed, following which President Toure sent the bill back to the parliament.
See also
- History of Mali
- Politics of Mali
- List of legislatures by country
- List of Presidents of the National Assembly of Mali
- Legislative branch
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- Official site of the National Assembly of Mali (French)
- Assemblée Nationale at the official site of the President of Mali, including listings of the parliamentary groups and commissions (French)
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