Presidential elections were held in Mali

Mali

Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...

 on 11 May 1997. They were boycotted by the main opposition parties, and as a result featured only two candidates; incumbent president Alpha Oumar Konaré

Alpha Oumar Konaré

Alpha Oumar Konaré was the President of Mali for two five-year terms , and was Chairperson of the African Union Commission from 2003 to 2008.-Scholarly career:...

 of the Alliance for Democracy in Mali

Alliance for Democracy in Mali

The Alliance for Democracy in Mali-Pan-African Party for Liberty, Solidarity and Justice is a political party in Mali....

 and Mamadou dit Maribatrou Diaby of the Party for Unity, Democracy and Progress. The result was a victory for Konaré, who won 84.4% of the vote, although turnout was just 29.0%.

Results

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Alpha Oumar Konaré Alpha Oumar Konaré Alpha Oumar Konaré was the President of Mali for two five-year terms , and was Chairperson of the African Union Commission from 2003 to 2008.-Scholarly career:...	Alliance for Democracy in Mali Alliance for Democracy in Mali The Alliance for Democracy in Mali-Pan-African Party for Liberty, Solidarity and Justice is a political party in Mali....	1,395,581	84.4
Mamadou Diaby	Party for Unity, Democracy and Progress	59,001	3.6
Mountaga Tall Mountaga Tall Mountaga Tall is a Malian politician. He is the President of the National Congress for Democratic Initiative and a Deputy in the National Assembly of Mali; he has also served as a member of the Pan-African Parliament....	National Congress for Democratic Initiative National Congress for Democratic Initiative The National Congress for Democratic Initiative is a political party in Mali, founded in 1990 and led by Mountaga Tall.In the first presidential election following the transition to democracy , Mountaga Tali received 11.41% of votes and placed third.In 1995, a group of militants led by Tiébilé...	30,195	1.8
Soumana Sako	CPP	30,060	1.8
Choguel Maiga	MPR	29,259	1.8
Seydou Kouyate	Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally	26,565	1.6
Abdoul Berthe	PMDR	21,860	1.3
Idrissa Traoré	Party for Democracy and Progress	19,437	1.2
Almamy Sylla	Rally for Democracy and Progress	16,115	1.0
Mamadou Traoré	MIRIA Movement for the Independence, Renaissance, and Integration of Africa The Movement for the Independence, Renaissance, and Integration of Africa is a political party in Mali.The party was founded as a split from the Alliance for Democracy in Mali–Pan-African Party for Liberty, Solidarity and Justice on December 10, 1994, with Mamadou Lamine Traoré, who had...	15,030	0.9
Invalid/blank votes		38,054
Total		1,692,581	100
Source: Nohlen et al