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Mali Postpones Constitutional Referendum
Mali Postpones Constitutional Referendum
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The Malian transitional authorities have announced the postponement of the constitutional referendum which was initially scheduled for 19 March 2023.
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The Malian transitional authorities have announced the postponement of the constitutional referendum, which was initially scheduled for March 19, 2023.Bamako justifies the postponement by the need to set up representations of the election management body in all regions of the country and by the desire to popularize the draft new constitution.The new date of the referendum is still unknown.The transitional military government that came to power in Mali in May 2021 through a military coup previously extended the transition period until March 26, 2024.The constitutional referendum is an important step towards elections, scheduled for 2024, which are expected to mark the return of civilian rule.
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Mali Postpones Constitutional Referendum
18:23 GMT 10.03.2023 (Updated: 17:13 GMT 30.04.2023) After the 2021 coup, the military government that came to power promised to return civilian rule in the country. However, the constitutional referendum in Mali, initially set for March 19, 2023, has been postponed, as the country has to establish representations of the election management body in all regions of the country.
The Malian transitional authorities have announced the postponement of the constitutional referendum, which was initially scheduled for March 19, 2023.
"The transitional government informs national and international opinion that the date of the referendum scheduled for 19 March 2023... will be slightly postponed," Bamako spokesperson Abdoulaye Maiga said.
Bamako justifies the postponement by the need
to set up representations of the election management body in all regions of the country and by the desire to popularize the draft new constitution.
The new date of the referendum is still unknown.
"The new date of the referendum will be set after consultation with the independent election management authority and all stakeholders in the electoral process," Maiga said in the statement.
The transitional military government that came to power in Mali in May 2021 through a military coup previously extended the transition period until March 26, 2024.
The constitutional referendum
is an important step towards elections, scheduled for 2024, which are expected to
mark the return of civilian rule.
"The government reassures national and international opinion that the return to constitutional order, after carrying out the necessary reforms, remains one of its top priorities," the statement said.
