At stake in this election:

• The office of President of Mali

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Ibrahim Boubacar KEITA
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubeye MAIGA
• Assembly: Mali has a unicameral National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) with 147 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term.
• Prime Minister is appointed by the President.
• In the National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) 147 members are elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve 5-year terms.***

*** 147 members are elected through a majority party-list system in two rounds of voting to serve 5-year terms.

Main Candidates in the Presidential race:

• Ibrahim Boubacar KEITA
  • Party: Rally for Mali (RPM)
• Soumaïla CISSÉ
  • Party: Union for the Republic and Democracy (URD)

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 17,885,245 (July 2017 est.)
• Registered Voters: 6,829,696 (July 2013)

Gender Data:

• Female Population: 9,172,991 (2017)
• Is Mali a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (5 February 1985)
• Has Mali ratified CEDAW: Yes (10 September 1985)
• Gender Quota: No, but there are voluntary quotas for some political parties
• Female candidates in this election: No
• Number of Female Parliamentarians: 15 (following the 2007 elections)
• Human Development Index Position: 175 (2016)
• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Very High (2014)

Disability Data:

• Is Mali a signatory to CRPD: Yes (15 May 2007)
• Mali ratified CRPD: Yes (7 April 2008)
• Population with a disability: 2,488,814 (est.)