 Although the jihadist group MUJAO warned people not to vote and threatened to attack polling stations, no violence occurred during the elections.Several candidates declared their intention to run for the original elections or were invested by their party.On 3 August 2013, ADEMA candidate Dramane Dembélé, who placed third in the election, announced his support for Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in the second round, saying that "we are in the Socialist International, we share the same values".