Mali Junta Is Set to Stay in Power For Three More Years
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Mali’s leaders have proposed to push back democratic elections by three years and allow military leader Assimi Goita to stay in power and be eligible to run for president in the eventual vote.
Heads of the country’s civil society, religious bodies, educational institutions and government agencies at the end of a three-month national consultation, recommended for the junta to extend the transition to five years from an earlier duration of two years. This will push elections that fell due this year to 2027.