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MALI: Referendum Postponed

MALI: Referendum Postponed Concerns are expressed over non‐adherence to the election timetable.Mali's ruling junta will postpone a constitutional referendum but maintain a previously agreed timeline to return to civilian rule, a government spokesperson said in a statement read to the press on March 10th.“The transitional government informs national and international opinion that the date of the referendum scheduled for March 19th, 2023… will be slightly postponed,” Abdoulaye Maiga said.The referendum is a milestone on the road to elections promised for February 2024. With its postponement, the military will miss the first deadline of its own timetable to return to civilian rule.Maiga downplayed the significance of the move.“The timetable is a planning tool,” he said.“The deadline remains the date we were able to negotiate with ECOWAS [the Economic Community of West African States] and the head of state is firmly committed to respecting this date.”The delay had been expected for some time, as almost no arrangements had yet been made for the vote and the draft constitution was only handed over to junta leader Assimi Goita on February 27th.ECOWAS in July 2022 lifted a heavy regime of trade and financial sanctions against Mali after the junta committed to a March 2024 handover following http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Africa Research Bulletin Political Social and Cultural Series Wiley

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© 2023 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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10.1111/j.1467-825x.2023.10971.x
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Concerns are expressed over non‐adherence to the election timetable.Mali's ruling junta will postpone a constitutional referendum but maintain a previously agreed timeline to return to civilian rule, a government spokesperson said in a statement read to the press on March 10th.“The transitional government informs national and international opinion that the date of the referendum scheduled for March 19th, 2023… will be slightly postponed,” Abdoulaye Maiga said.The referendum is a milestone on the road to elections promised for February 2024. With its postponement, the military will miss the first deadline of its own timetable to return to civilian rule.Maiga downplayed the significance of the move.“The timetable is a planning tool,” he said.“The deadline remains the date we were able to negotiate with ECOWAS [the Economic Community of West African States] and the head of state is firmly committed to respecting this date.”The delay had been expected for some time, as almost no arrangements had yet been made for the vote and the draft constitution was only handed over to junta leader Assimi Goita on February 27th.ECOWAS in July 2022 lifted a heavy regime of trade and financial sanctions against Mali after the junta committed to a March 2024 handover following

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Africa Research Bulletin Political Social and Cultural Series – Wiley

Published: Apr 1, 2023

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