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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.
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On 13 May 2025, Interim President Assimi Goïta dissolved all political parties. His decree did not specify penalties.[1]
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Parties prior to 2025
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Parliamentary parties
These parties were represented in the 2020 National Assembly of Mali, before the dissolution of all political parties in 2025.[2]
Other parties
- Hope 2002 (Espoir 2002)
- National Congress for Democratic Initiative (Congrès national d'initiative démocratique)
- Rally for Labour Democracy (Rassemblement pour la Démocratie du Travail)
- Convergence for Alternance and Change (Convergence pour l'Alternance et changement)
- Sudanese Union-African Democratic Rally (Union Soudanaise-Rassemblement Démocratique Africain)
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[citation needed]
- Movement for the Independence, Renaissance, and Integration of Africa
- Movement for Environmental Education and Sustainable Development
- Party for Democracy and Progress
- Rally for National Democracy
- Rally for Democracy and Labor
- Rally for Democracy and Progress
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Defunct parties
Dissolution
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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.[5] The dissolution was condemned by Amnesty International, which stated it was in disagreement with the 2023 constitution.[6] 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.[7] Two party leaders, Abba Alhassane of CODEM and El Bachir Thiam of Yéléma, 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.[8] Two other abduction attempts have also been reported.[9]
Goïta dissolved all 297 political parties in another decree on 13 May.[9] 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.[10] 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.[11] The television channel TV5 Monde was also suspended.[12]
Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, released a statement calling for the abrogation of the decree, for the liberation of political prisoners and the establishment of an electoral calendar.[12]
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