2013 Malian presidential election

2013 Malian presidential election
28 July 2013 (first round)
11 August 2013 (second round)
Turnout48.98% (first round)
45.73% (second round)
 
Nominee Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta Soumaïla Cissé
Party RPM URD
Popular vote 2,355,394 679,069
Percentage 77.62% 22.38%
President before election

Dioncounda Traoré
ADEMA-PASJ

 President-elect

Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta
RPM

Presidential elections were held in Mali on 28 July 2013, with a second round run-off held on 11 August. On his third bid, career politician Ibrahim Boubacar Keita of the Rally for Mali defeated Soumaïla Cissé in the run-off to become the new President of Mali. His victory was largely attributed to support from influential Islamist figures, primarily "people's imam" Mahmoud Dicko, as well as backing from the military, including the leaders of the 2012 coup. Keita's rise to power represented a continuation of the political establishment that had prevailed under former presidents Touré and Konaré.

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