Mali junta leader receives draft constitution from commission
Bamako, Mali (AFP):
Mali’s junta leader Colonel Assimi Goita has received the draft of a new constitution for the country, a key part of the military’s bid to retain power until 2024 in the crisis-hit country.
The text of the “preliminary draft constitution” has not been made public and arrived two months after it was originally due. However, the chair of the commission that wrote it said the deadline had been extended.
Fousseyni Samake, who heads the ‘transitional presidency’ warned Goita in a statement, “Any constitution will be subject to challenges, criticism and controversy.”
Malian authorities, dominated by the military which seized power in August 2020, cite the drafting of a new basic constitution as one of the reforms needed for the “refoundation” of the state.
The military had announced the commission in June after having extending military rule until 2024. The constitution will be put to a referendum in March 2023.
Under pressure from the public, the military has pledged to hold elections in February 2024 and to finally hand over power to elected representatives in March of the same year.
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