No Transition in Next Year – President

Kouf Kaf

14 June 2011

Bamako — Malian President Amadou Youmani Toure has said there will be no transition government in 2012. He spoke during a meeting with the press on Sunday morning at the Koulouba Palace to celebrate the ninth anniversary of his inauguration as a democratically elected president. “These elections are different. They will be “free because the outgoing president is not running and he does not support any aspirants.” Mr Amadou said.

Talking about the voting list, he suggested that the revised voting list will be a consensual one which is accepted by all. Mr Amadou assured the press that there will be political reforms in his country to give an opportunity to the country to reinforce her democracy by creating a general agency for elections.

Two chambers

“There will be two chambers of Parliament. The problem is how to replace the High council for local districts (an institution called HCC) by the Senate,” President Amadou Touré said. “In case of power vacancy, the transitional government has a deadline of 40 to 60 days for organizing elections. “These new texts will be applied, only, after the 2012 general elections”, noted Mr Amadou.

He emphasised on the importance of health insurance, which was rejected by some trade unions. Some workers are against the new project, that has seen a sudden reduction in their salaries during 2010; there was lack of information on the implementation of the health insurance project.

About the Libyan crisis, Mr Amadou said his country will follow the position of the African Union. “Mali feels very sorry for the situation in Libya, which has always been a good partner,” Mr Amadou commented.

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