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Mali's constitutional referendum postponed indefinitely

The constitutional referendum in Mali had been scheduled for March 19, 2023. [File, Standard]

The constitutional referendum in Mali, initially scheduled for March 19, has been postponed to a later date, announced Mali's Senior Minister of Territorial Administration and Decentralization, and Government Spokesman Abdoulaye Maiga on the national television (ORTM) Friday.

This deferment is justified by the difficulties related to the operationalization of the new regions and the delay in the issuance of the secure biometric card, which is also the voter card under the new electoral law, Maiga explained, without specifying whether or not this postponement will affect the entire electoral agenda.

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