Mali could set a new date for elections after leader Assimi Goita asked lawmakers to review a transitional charter adopted after the first of two military coups that have upended the country's regional standing and relationships.
bloc and former colonial ruler France, with whom relations are so strained that Malians have burned effigies of President Emmanuel Macron in the streets.The decision to review the transitional charter, which a spokesperson for Goita announced on state television late on Friday, could satisfy some of Mali's allies if it leads to new election dates being set.
ECOWAS - the Economic Community of West African States - said on Wednesday said Mali had yet to present an acceptable path to return to constitutional order, but that doing so could lead to easing of sanctions. L8N2UE3TIwas cheered on Friday by thousands of demonstrators. L8N2UF51B France maintains a large military force in Mali's desert north to combat Islamist insurgents, but their presence has been threatened by the arrival of Russian mercenaries and military trainers, who have been well received by the Malian public.
Mali's military rulers have previously blamed the election delay partly on the challenge of organising a democratically robust vote amid a violent Islamist insurgency.Reporting by Tiemoko Diallo; Writing by Cooper Inveen; Editing by Catherine EvansSubscribe to our daily curated newsletter to receive the latest exclusive Reuters coverage delivered to your inbox.
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