Popular Movement for the Development of the Republic of West Africa
History
History
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The party received 2\.7% of the vote in the [1992 parliamentary elections](/wiki/Malian_parliamentary_election%2C_1992 "Malian parliamentary election, 1992"), winning six seats.[Elections in Mali](http://africanelections.tripod.com/ml.html) African Elections Database

The party boycotted the [July 1997 parliamentary elections](/wiki/Malian_parliamentary_election%2C_July_1997 "Malian parliamentary election, July 1997") after the annulment of the [April elections](/wiki/Malian_parliamentary_election%2C_April_1997 "Malian parliamentary election, April 1997").


Why might the party have chosen to boycott a subsequent election after an earlier one was annulled?