At stake in this election:

• 147 seats in the National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale)

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Amadou Toumani TOURE
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Ahmed Mohamed ag HAMANI
• 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.
• The Prime Minister is appointed by the President.
• In the National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) 147 members are elected through a closed party-list majority system to serve 5-year terms.

Main parties in the electoral race:

• Alliance: Hope 2002 / Espoir 2002*
  • Leader: N/A
  • Seats won in this election: 66
• Alliance: Alliance for Republic and Democracy / Alliance pour la République et la démocratie (ARD)
  • Leader: N/A
  • Seats won in this election: 59
• Alliance: Convergence for Alternance and Change / Convergence pour l'Alternance et changement (ACC)
  • Leader: N/A
  • Seats won in this election: 10
• Party: African Solidarity for Democracy and Independence / Solidarité Africaine pour la Démocratie et l'Indépendance (SADI)
  • Leader: Oumar MARIKO
  • Seats won in this election: 6
• Independent(s): Independents
  • Leader: N/A
  • Seats won in this election: 6

* Hope 2002 consists of the Rally for Mali,; the National Congress for Democratic Initiative; the Patriotic Movement for Renewal of Choguel Kokalla Maïga, and the Rally for Labour Democracy, which took one.

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 13,796,354 (July 2010 est.)
• Registered Voters: N/A