Mali: opening of a round table around the next electoral commission

General view of the central market in Bamako, Mali.

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In Mali, the Ministry of State Refoundation is organizing in Bamako, until September 26, a round table on the creation of a single electoral management body and the validation of a preliminary draft of the calendar of elections. " 

National foundations of the refoundation

", desired by the government.

Dissatisfied, many political parties, which demand the respect of the deadlines of the transition, that is to say the organization of general elections next February 27, boycotted the meeting. 

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With our correspondent in Bamako,

Kaourou Magassa

It is at dusk that Ascofaré Ouleymatou Tamboura leaves the Bamako International Conference Center.

A member of the M5-RFP, the coalition from which the Prime Minister and part of the transitional government come, she considers it necessary to put in place political reforms before any new election in the country: “ 

Each election

leads to post-electoral crises,

she says,

and this really comes from our institutions, which have a lot of things that need to be reviewed

.

"

Seven members appointed by decree

The attributions of a new electoral management body were precisely at the heart of this first day.

Its mode of organization and operation have been widely debated.

Nationally, and subject to validation, this super election management structure would be made up of seven members appointed by decree for a non-renewable seven-year term.

Prerogatives which are far from unanimous for the time being.

What " 

consensus

 "?

“ 

Given the dissensions that exist between people, we have not been able to exhaust the terms of reference given today

, observes Seydou Traoré, member of a civil society organization.

Malian society is very divided, and we need everyone to put water in their wine to reach a consensus

.

"

Discussions resume this Saturday, September 25, in the absence of many political parties who consider this reform unnecessary within the timeframe remaining in the transition. 

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