Mali president re-elected with landslide

Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita wins re-election with 67 per cent of vote, official results show.

A man casts his ballot during Presidential election in Mali. Source: AP

Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has won another term in a runoff election with more than 67 per cent of the vote, according to official results.

Opposition leader Soumaila Cisse received over 32 per cent of the vote in Sunday's runoff that had an estimated turnout of 34 per cent amid threats of violence from extremist groups.

Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. Source: AP

The West African nation has grown more insecure since Keita beat Cisse in a second-round election in 2013.

Extremists are staging more brazen attacks that have spread to central Mali, where both Islamic State and al-Qaeda-linked militants are present.

Deadly communal clashes between ethnic groups and accusations of heavy-handed counter-terror operations have caused even deeper tensions and mistrust of the state.