Mali junta delays February presidential election for 'technical reasons'

Mali's Military Government Postpones Presidential Election Intended to Restore Civilian Rule

Mali's military government has postponed a presidential election that was expected to return the West African nation to democracy following a 2020 coup, a government spokesperson said Monday. The presidential election scheduled for February 2024 is being delayed for "technical reasons" to allow the transitional government to review its election data and to address a new constitutional provision that would delay the second round of the vote, gove…

The vote was supposed to take place in February 2024. The military invokes “technical reasons” to justify this new delay, which they promise will be short.

Mali junta postpones 2024 election, delaying return to democratic rule

Mali’s military government has postponed a presidential election that was expected to return the West African nation to democracy following a 2020 coup, a government spokesperson said Monday. The presidential election scheduled for February 2024 is being delayed for "technical reasons" to allow the transitional government to review its election data and to address a new constitutional provision that would delay the second round of the vote, gove…

Mali junta delays February presidential election for 'technical

The two rounds of voting initially set for February 4 and 18, 2024 in Mali would be postponed according to a government spokesperson, Abdoulaye Maiga, on Monday. Maiga, in a statement, attributed the postponement to “technical reasons”, adding that “those reasons include issues linked to the adoption this year of a new constitution and a

Mali junta says it expects delay to February elections

The presidential election planned for February in Mali has to be postponed for technical reasons, the country's transitional government says.

The military government in Mali has postponed the presidential election planned for February.