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The head of Mali’s ruling junta, Colonel Assimi Goita, received a draft of a new constitution amending a draft that was contested last fall. He did not reveal when the new constitution would be put to a referendum. There are reports that changes have been carried out in the earlier draft
The head of Mali’s ruling junta, Colonel Assimi Goita, received a draft of a new constitution amending a draft that was contested last fall. He did not reveal when the new constitution would be put to a referendum. There are reports that changes have been carried out in the earlier draft.
This Constitution is a key element of the vast reform project invoked by the military to justify its continued rule. Its adoption would be an important step in the timetable leading to elections in February 2024 and a return to civilian rule. The content of the new draft presented as “final” by the Malian presidency had not been made public. The Constitution is supposed to be submitted to a referendum on March 19. That is seemingly impossible with less than three weeks to go before the deadline.
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Colonel Goïta was among the officers who overthrew the civilian presidency in 2020 and declared himself as president of a so-called transition period. The content of the draft and the very relevance of a new constitution has been questioned by a number of political parties and experts. It seems in the amended constitution, some parts have been deleted, some merged and others reformulated.
