More than 80 parties, NGOs demand Mali election - statement
In June 2022, the junta, led by Colonel Assimi Goita, decreed that the military would transfer power back to civilians on 26 March.
The country has been ruled by a junta since back-to-back coups in 2020 and 2021, with the security situation compounded by a humanitarian and political crisis. In two separate press releases, dozens of political and civil groups highlighted that the transition period ended on 26 March. Voices from the opposition have become rare under junta rule, as they have become stifled by injunctions for national unity and repressive measures.
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