Malians voted July 28, 2013 in numbers that many think will set a new record in a country where voter turnout has never been more than 40 percent.
Mali Awaits Presidential Election Results
![Men search for their names on a list of registered voters outside a polling station in Kidal, Mali, shortly after the opening of polls, July 28, 2013. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/001176F7-43A0-4C1B-9FED-418F0DA1A6C5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Men search for their names on a list of registered voters outside a polling station in Kidal, Mali, shortly after the opening of polls, July 28, 2013.
![Election workers count votes at a station that reported a high voter turnout in Kidal, Mali, July 28, 2013. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/5C98BD06-59F5-4D83-92B1-2B5112B5A550_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Election workers count votes at a station that reported a high voter turnout in Kidal, Mali, July 28, 2013.
![A Malian woman with her voting card in her hand goes to cast her vote in Bamako, Mali, July 28, 2013. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/6ADA61A0-6BA0-4B09-8DDA-A232E6E20AF5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Malian woman with her voting card in her hand goes to cast her vote in Bamako, Mali, July 28, 2013.
![A man is patted down by a United Nations peacekeeper outside the main polling place in Kidal, Mali, July 28, 2013. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/251E5604-D3C9-45CA-8C9D-A9678C1F7C31_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man is patted down by a United Nations peacekeeper outside the main polling place in Kidal, Mali, July 28, 2013.