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
![Election workers count votes at a station that reported a high voter turnout in Kidal, Mali, July 28, 2013. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/4FC607FB-3C6A-4B65-959F-4E10801DC811_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 French soldier stands guard as election workers unload ballot boxes containing election materials at the main polling station in Kidal, Mali, July 28, 2013. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/363F4017-826E-4BD8-A038-A081F940B338_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A French soldier stands guard as election workers unload ballot boxes containing election materials at the main polling station in Kidal, Mali, July 28, 2013.
![People queue to vote during Mali's presidential election in Timbuktu, Mali, July 28, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/3F994B87-4475-4A5E-B52A-C56606A0A593_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People queue to vote during Mali's presidential election in Timbuktu, Mali, July 28, 2013.
![Young man glues campaign posters for Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on top of a pair posters for rival Dramane Dembele, Gao, Mali, July 25, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/683F9C39-BD54-4E90-AD0A-6CD77D688D67_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Young man glues campaign posters for Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on top of a pair posters for rival Dramane Dembele, Gao, Mali, July 25, 2013.