2023-05-08 04:55:45
With our regional correspondent, Serge Daniel
Setting a date for the organization of the referendum on the draft Constitution is legally “ illegal », Says in a statement a group of associations and political parties. Gathered within an alliance called “Call of February 20, 2023 to save Mali”, these actors of Malian political life very critical of the action of the military will take legal action.
Request cancellation
Their objective ? Ask for the pure and simple cancellation of the decree which convenes the electorate. Their main argument, the authorities of the transition do not have the legitimacy to take this action. The battle will also be fought on the political level, warn the protesters. For them, in addition to the technical organization problems of the announced ballot, this referendum consecrates ” the partition of Mali, calling into question the national unity, more than two thirds of the territory being plunged into generalized insecurity ».
Return to constitutional order
The alliance of the “Call of February 20 to save Mali” is pressing for a rapid return to constitutional order in order to turn the page on the transition. The debate on whether or not to hold the referendum on the draft Constitution should be more lively this week. Supporters of the transitional authorities have not yet spoken.
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