1979 Malian general election

1979 Malian general election

19 June 1979 1985 →

Presidential election

Nominee Moussa Traoré Party UDPM Popular vote 3,298,477 Percentage 100%

President before election Moussa Traoré UDPM President-elect Moussa Traoré UDPM

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General elections were held in Mali on 19 June 1979. They followed a 1974 referendum that approved a new constitution allowing for the direct election of the President for the first time. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the Democratic Union of the Malian People (UDPM) as the sole legal party. Its leader, Moussa Traoré, who had overthrown Modibo Keïta in 1968, was the only presidential candidate, and was elected unopposed.^[1] In the National Assembly elections several UDPM candidates were able to contest each seat, with 44% of the incumbent MPs defeated.^[2] Voter turnout was reported to be 97%.