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Assimi Goita, president of the transition in Mali (June 2021).
After the announcement by the Malian junta of an extension of the transition for another five years, it is “astonishment” within the Framework of political parties for a successful transition, a coalition of 100 parties and 60 associations of society civil. One of its spokespersons, Ismaël Sacko, president of the PSDA, the African Social Democratic Party in Mali, “rejects” this timetable and asks the Malians to no longer recognize the transitional authorities from February 27.
the five-year period requested by the junta is “irresponsible” denounces Ismaël Sacko, president of the PSDA, the African Social Democratic Party, and a spokesperson for the Framework of political parties for a successful transition, at the microphone of Claire Fages of the Africa editorial staff.
The timetable proposed by the junta relies on the holding of a constitutional referendum in January 2024, on combined legislative and senatorial elections in November 2025 and on a presidential election no later than December 2026.
Ismaël Sacko calls for union so that from February 27, the date on which the transitional authorities had undertaken to organize a poll. these are declared illegitimate and ” that another team, which we will choose between Malians, take the direction of Mali ».
« Mali is deadlocked »
Ismaël Sacko asks the ECOWAS, which meets in extraordinary summit Sunday in Accra, to be firm once morest the junta for, he says, to leave the country of this “ impasse ». « We are at an impasse because we fear that the ECOWAS will sanction the country, because we have a population that might be short of means and food tomorrow.. »
