The head of the Malian junta, Colonel Assimi Goïta, pledged, Saturday, September 12, to institute a government to re-establish civilian power within 18 months, after the adoption of a transitional "charter".  

Experts appointed by the junta which overthrew President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta on August 18, adopted this “charter” after three days of discussions in Bamako between political figures, civil society and the military.

In detail, this charter indicates that the interim head of state can be a civilian or a soldier and sets the duration of the transition period at 18 months, which will have to be followed by elections, declared Moussa Camara. -speak of ongoing discussions.

The interim president will be appointed by voters chosen by the junta, he added after three days of negotiations.

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"We make a commitment to you to spare no effort in the implementation of all of these resolutions in the exclusive interest of the Malian people," Colonel Assimi Goïta declared.

"We ask and hope for the understanding of the support and accompaniment of the international community in this correct and diligent implementation of the charter and the roadmap of the transition," he added.

"The advent of a new Mali"

"The results you have achieved allow me to hope for the advent of a new, democratic, secular, prosperous Mali, based on work, social justice and equality," the junta leader told participants. .

Some of Mali's international partners, starting with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), are calling for the return of civilians in a maximum of one year, after a transition led by civilians.

The ECOWAS, which imposed an embargo on trade and financial flows on Mali, gave the junta until Tuesday to appoint a civilian president and prime minister.

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