The president must leave. The financial movement rejects ECOWAS 'proposals to end the political crisis

The protest movement in Mali adhered to the demand for the resignation of President Ibrahim Abu Bakr Keita, and announced his rejection of proposals submitted by the Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) to solve the political crisis in the country.

The M5-RFB coalition, which is leading the protests, has rejected any settlement plan that does not include the departure of President Ibrahim Abu Bakr Keita from power.

The ECOWAS delegation to Mali had proposed in recommendations issued Sunday that the constitutional court in Mali examine the file of the disputed past parliamentary elections, and that Kita form a new government that includes members of the opposition and civil society.

But opposition Alliance spokesperson Nohom Togo said that the ECOWAS mission "came to support Keita and threaten the M5. All they want is (impose) their vision and the vision of Keita but not ours," adding that protests will continue until the president resigns.

The opposition coalition said 20 people were killed in the protests this month, while the Health Ministry says the death toll is 11.

It is noteworthy that the Economic Community of West African States delegation arrived in the financial capital of Bamako on Wednesday headed by former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, and held meetings with various parties, including the country's president and prominent opposition figure, Imam Mahmoud Deco.

The financial mobility is distinguished by its varied stripes, from clerics to political figures to civil society.

According to Agence France-Presse, the ECOWAS mission considers President Keita's resignation a "red streak."

Earlier, the African mission met separately, Imam Mahmoud Deco, who plays a pivotal role in leading the popular protests.

After the meeting, the imam said, "We spoke as brothers and as Africans and I have hope, God willing, that something will emerge" from this mediation.

Transition

But the rest of the movement's leaders insisted on the resignation of Abu Bakr Keita and the dissolution of the parliament as well, calling for a "transitional phase."

The movement's leader, Ibrahim Icasa Maiga, read a message on "Out of the Crisis", calling on the international community to pressure the president of the country to resign.

International powers fear that the unrest in Mali may undermine its military campaigns against Islamist militants in the Sahel region of West Africa.

The United Nations has more than 13,000 peacekeepers in Mali, with most violence concentrated in the region.