List of political parties in Mali
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This article lists former political parties in Mali. Mali formerly had a multi-party system with numerous political parties, in which no one party often had a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to have formed coalition governments.
On 13 May 2025, Interim President Assimi Goïta dissolved all political parties. His decree did not specify penalties.[1]
The parties
[edit]Parliamentary parties
[edit]- Hope 2002 (Espoir 2002)
- Rally for Mali (Rassemblement pour le Mali)
- National Congress for Democratic Initiative (Congres Nationale pour la Initiative Démocratie)
- Patriotic Movement for Renewal (Mouvement Patriotique pour le Renouveau)
- Rally for Labour Democracy (Rassemblement pour la Démocratie du Travail)
- Alliance for Democracy in Mali (Alliance pour la Démocratie en Mali-Parti Pan-Africain pour la Liberté, la Solidarité et la Justice)
- Convergence for Alternance and Change (Convergence pour l'Alternance et changement)
- Party for National Renewal (Parti pour la renaissance nationale)
- Sudanese Union-African Democratic Rally (Union Soudanaise-Rassemblement Démocratique Africain)
- African Solidarity for Democracy and Independence (Solidarité Africaine pour la Démocratie et l'Indépendance)
Other parties
[edit]These parties might be part of the Convergence for Alternance and Change alliance.
- Block of Alternative for the Renewal of Africa
- Democratic and Social Convention
- Movement for the Independence, Renaissance, and Integration of Africa
- Movement for Environmental Education and Sustainable Development
- Party for Democracy and Progress
- Party for National Renewal
- Rally for National Democracy
- Rally for Democracy and Labor
- Rally for Democracy and Progress
- Union of Democratic Forces for Progress
- Union for Democracy and Development
- Union for the Republic and Democracy
Defunct parties
[edit]Dissolution
[edit]On 30 April 2025, a national conference recommended temporarily suspending elections and naming Interim President Assimi Goïta as president until 2030. The decree mentioned the dissolution of political parties, although it was unclear whether all political parties would be affected.[2] The dissolution was condemned by Amnesty International, which stated it was in disagreement with the 2023 constitution.[3] Protests took place on 3 and 4 May in support of democracy, opposing the government's planned decision.[4] On 7 May, a decree was signed by Goïta suspending the activities of political parties.[5] Two party leaders, Abba Alhassane of CODEM and El Bachir Thiam of Yelema, were reported by Human Rights Watch to have been arrested on 8 May, after taking part in the previous protests.[4] An anonymous CODEM member stated that the party's youth leader, Abdoul Karim Traoré, was also suspected to have been abducted.[6]
Goïta dissolved all political parties in another decree on 13 May. His decree did not specify penalties. Government employees belonging to a political party were kept in office, but were not permitted to act on its behalf.[1] The decision was made in response to another planned pro-democracy protest on 16 May.[7] Minister of Political Reforms Mamani Nassiré announced the drafting of a law regulating future political activity, planning to greatly decrease the number of future political parties and tighten requirements for their formation. The drafting process, which excludes the now dissolved parties, also aims to end public funding for parties, and ban changes in party affiliation.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Njie, Paul (2025-05-14). "Mali junta dissolves all political parties in latest opposition crackdown". BBC. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
- ^ "Gen Assimi Goïta: Mali coup leader wins backing to be president for next five years". BBC. 30 April 2025. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
- ^ "Mali: Authorities must abandon alarming proposal to dissolve political parties". 30 April 2025. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
- ^ a b "Mali opposition politicians feared forcibly disappeared". Human Rights Watch. 9 May 2025. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
- ^ "Mali's military government suspends political parties' activities". Al Jazeera. 7 May 2025. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
- ^ "Mali dissolves all political parties as opposition figures disappear". RFI. 14 May 2025. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
- ^ "Mali dissolves all political parties after opposition figures 'arrested'". Al Jazeera. 13 May 2025. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
- ^ "Mali: après la dissolution des partis, les réformes vont se poursuivre, la «résistance» s'organise". RFI (in French). 15 May 2025. Retrieved 2025-05-16.