Presidential and legislative elections in Mali will take place next February, the country’s post-coup government announced Thursday, saying it was honouring the timetable it promised to the international community.
The first round of voting for the presidency and legislature will take place on February 27 2022, followed by runoff votes on March 13 and 22 respectively, the minister of territorial administration, Lieutenant Colonel Abdoulaye Maiga, told reporters.
The dates “strictly uphold” promises of an 18-month transition for returning to elected government, he said.
A referendum on a long-promised overhaul of the constitution will take place on October 31 2021, followed by local and regional elections on December 26, Maiga added.
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