Alliance for Democracy in Mali

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The Alliance for Democracy in Mali – African Party for Solidarity and Justice (French: Alliance pour la démocratie au Mali – Parti africain pour la solidarité et la justice, ADEMA-PASJ) is a political party in Mali.

On October 25, 1990, opponents of the dictatorship of Moussa Traoré joined together as ADEMA.[1] This umbrella movement included activists of the following organizations:

ADEMA also attracted many supporters with no previous political affiliation.[1]

On May 25, 1991, after the regime of Moussa Traoré was overthrown by General Amadou Toumani Touré, ADEMA transformed itself into an official political party and took the name Alliance for Democracy in Mali-African Party for Solidarity and Justice (ADEMA-Parti Africain pour la Solidarité et la Justice, ADEMA-PASJ).[1]

In 1992, ADEMA-PASJ dominated the February and March legislative elections, claiming 76 of 116 seats in the Malian National Assembly. Its presidential candidate, Alpha Oumar Konaré, was elected

President of the Republic
. ADEMA-PASJ continued to dominate the government for the following decade, and Konaré was re-elected in 1997 following an opposition boycott of the polls.

At the end of Konaré's second term, ADEMA-PASJ divided over the succession of the presidency, with Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta leaving the party in October 2000 to form the Rally for Mali (Rassemblement pour le Mali, RPM). Former prime minister Mandé Sidibé also left in order to enter the presidential race.

In 2002,

parliamentary election held on 14 July 2002, the party won 45 out of 160 seats. 6 additional seats were won by partners in the Alliance for Republic and Democracy.[2]

ADEMA-PASJ backed Touré for re-election in the

July 2007 parliamentary election, ADEMA-PASJ won 51 out of 147 seats, more than any other party.[4]

July 2013 presidential election. He placed third in the election, receiving 9.6% of the vote. On 3 August 2013, he announced his support for Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta in the second round, saying that "we are in the Socialist International, we share the same values". However, in endorsing Keïta he contradicted the official stance of ADEMA, which had backed Keïta's rival, Soumaïla Cissé, on the previous day. The party stressed that Dembélé was speaking only for himself and that the party still supported Cissé.[5]

ADEMA-PASJ's motto is "Work-Solidarity-Justice"; its symbol is the bee. The current party president is Dioncounda Traoré.

ADEMA-PASJ is a full member of the Socialist International.[6]

Electoral history

Presidential elections

Election Party candidate Votes % Votes % Result
First Round Second Round
1992
 Alpha Oumar Konaré 493,973 45.0% 655,555 69.0% Elected Green tickY
1997
 1,395,581 84.4% - - Elected Green tickY
2002
 Soumaïla Cissé 333,525 21.31% 498,503 34.99% Lost Red XN
2013
 Dramane Dembélé 298,748 9.59% - - Lost Red XN
2018
 -[7] - - - - Lost Red XN

National Assembly elections

Election Votes % Seats +/–
1992
 476,254 48.4%
76 / 129
 Increase 76
1997 (Apr)
 687,156 42.60% Invalidated Steady
1997 (Jul)
 698,690 62.8%
128 / 147
 Increase 52
2002
53 / 160
 Decrease 75
2007
51 / 160
 Decrease 2
2013
 277,517 11.5%
16 / 147
 Decrease 35
2020
24 / 147
 Increase 8

References

  1. ^ a b c d Mamadou Fofana, History page at ADEMA-PASJ website (in French).
  2. ^ Elections in Mali, African Elections Database.
  3. ^ "Soumeylou Boubèye Maiga exclu de l’ADEMA", Panapress, February 26, 2007 (in French).
  4. Les Echos
    , August 13, 2007 (in French).
  5. ^ "Mali : ralliement surprise de Dramane Dembélé au favori IBK", Agence France-Presse, 3 August 2013 (in French).
  6. ^ List of Socialist International member parties.
  7. ^ The party officially supports Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta (Présidentielle 2018: l'Adema soutient le président IBK Archived 2018-11-30 at the Wayback Machine); independent candidates of Adéma are Kalifa Sanogo (38,892 votes, 1.22%) and Dramane Dembélé (18,737 votes, 0.59%)
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