1985 Malian general election

9 June 1985

Presidential election

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Nominee	Moussa Traoré
Party	UDPM
Percentage	100%

President before election

Moussa Traoré
UDPM

President-elect

Moussa Traoré
UDPM

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General elections were held in Mali on 9 June 1985. 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, was the only candidate in the presidential election, and was elected unopposed. In the National Assembly elections several UDPM candidates were able to contest each seat.

Results

President


Candidate		Party	%
	Moussa Traoré	Democratic Union of the Malian People	100
Total

Source: Nohlen et al.

National Assembly


Party		Seats	+/–
	Democratic Union of the Malian People	82	0
Total		82	0

Source: Nohlen et al.

References

Elections in Mali African Elections Database
Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p569 ISBN 0-19-829645-2

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