Reacting to the junta's allegations accusing Paris of supporting terrorism in Mali, Moussa Mara said he was "awaiting evidence to be able to decide".
The founder of the Yelema ("Change") party said he was saddened, speaking to France 24, by his country's vote against the United Nations resolution calling for the withdrawal of Russian forces from Ukraine: it would have been preferable, according to him, that Mali abstains, like other African partners.
For Mali, which has not been aligned since its independence, this vote "augurs a difficult future", he adds.
Referring to the postponement of the constitutional referendum scheduled for March 19, Moussa Mara judges that the very important prerogatives granted to the President of the Republic constituted "clearly an insufficiency".
For the former head of government, the disproportion of presidential power vis-à-vis other Malian institutions foments "the conditions for future crises".
Faced with a president who would become omnipotent, the coup then represents the only way to "stop" him, regrets Moussa Mara, calling for the strengthening of legislative and judicial powers.
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