Countries / Africa
MLI
Elections in Mali
Sovereign state
Next election
date to be confirmed
AM
Abdoulaye Maïga live
Head of government
In office since
21 August 2022
Head of state
Assimi Goïta
Region
Africa
Next election
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Government
-
Capital
Bamako
Population
22 395 489
Country facts
Legislature
National Assembly
Established
1960
Currency
West African CFA franc
Official language
Bambara
Capital
Bamako
Region
Africa
Area
1,240,192 km2
Election history
12 August 2018presidential
Malian presidential election
won: Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta
28 July 2013presidential
Malian presidential election
won: Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta
Presidential winner & turnout from Wikidata; parliamentary winners omitted (Wikidata data unreliable).
Power transferspeacefulcontestedirregular
2022 - Choguel Kokalla Maïga Abdoulaye Maïga
peaceful - no coup recorded
2021 - Moctar Ouane Choguel Kokalla Maïga
irregular - successful coup (2021-05-21)
2020 - Boubou Cisse Moctar Ouane
irregular - successful coup (2020-08-18)
2019 - Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga Boubou Cisse
peaceful - no coup recorded
2017 - Abdoulaye Idrissa Maïga Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga
peaceful - no coup recorded
Classification: Powell & Thyne Coup d'Etat Dataset, where available.
Profile from Wikidata - updated 2026-06-16.