Election officials in Mali are counting ballots in a runoff presidential vote to choose who will lead the country as it seeks to move on from 18 months of unrest and political turmoil.
Mali Counts Votes After Presidential Runoff
![An election worker tallies votes after the close of polls in Mali's presidential runoff, Bamako, August 11, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/485202ba-fdea-42ac-9974-5e73c37845bc_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
1
An election worker tallies votes after the close of polls in Mali's presidential runoff, Bamako, August 11, 2013.
![Poll workers count ballots in Bamako, August 11, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2966b034-2df2-4305-8ed4-ca7e39461fd7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
2
Poll workers count ballots in Bamako, August 11, 2013.
![A man walks out of a voting booth during the second round of presidential elections, Bamako, August 11, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/51448a2f-9a09-4276-a46e-ac926a61fb08_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
3
A man walks out of a voting booth during the second round of presidential elections, Bamako, August 11, 2013.
![A woman votes during the second round of presidential elections in Bamako, August 11, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/32e29e96-f6c0-443b-ab96-6d836e7dfe02_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
4
A woman votes during the second round of presidential elections in Bamako, August 11, 2013.