Mali junta holds vote on new constitution FMTNews FMTWorld
DAKAR: Malians go to the polls today to pass judgment on the governing junta’s constitution, which has fuelled speculation that the country’s strongman ruler will seek election.
Security is an ever-present concern — there is always the risk of an attack. For this reason the vote will not be held in some parts of the country, including in Kidal, the ex-rebels’ stronghold in the north. Former colonial power France stepped in and helped push back the Islamists, but attacks have continued, and Bamako has since broken its alliance with Paris in favour of Russia and its Wagner mercenaries.
The African nation’s military rulers had increasingly imposed operational restrictions on the peacekeepers, ultimately accusing the mission on Friday of not only being a “failure”, but even becoming “part of the problem”.The new constitution will strengthen the role of the president, who will have the right to hire and fire the prime minister and cabinet members.
However, the reform has drawn vocal opposition, from former rebels and imams as well as political opponents.
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