Politics
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Political structure
- Official name: République du Mali
Form of state
- Unitary republic
Legal system
- A new constitution was approved by referendum in January 1992
National legislature
- National Assembly; 147 members elected by universal suffrage for a five-year term
Head of state
President, elected by universal suffrage, Amadou Toumani Touré (independent)
National elections
April 2007 (presidential) and July 2007 (legislative); next presidential and legislative elections due in 2012
National government
The president appoints the prime minister, who appoints the rest of the Council of Ministers; a new prime minister was appointed in September 2007 and a new cabinet formed in early October, which is composed mainly of members of parties supporting the president and technocrats
Main political parties
The following parties are some of those represented in parliament:
- Alliance pour la démocratie au Mali (Adema);
- Union pour la République et la démocratie (URD);
- Rassemblement pour le Mali (RPM);
- Mouvement patriotique pour le renouveau (MPR);
- Congrès national d’initiative démocratique (CNID);
- Parti pour la renaissance nationale (Parena; opposition);
- Solidarité africaine pour la démocratie et l’indépendance (SADI; opposition);
- Union pour la démocratie et le développement (UDD);
- Mouvement pour l’indépendance, le renouveau et l’intégration africaine (MIRIA);
- Parti soudanais progressiste (PSP);
- Bloc des alternances pour la renaissance, l’intégration et la coopération africaine (BARICA);
- Parti pour le développement economique et social (PDES)
Government Officials
President: Amadou Toumani Touré
Prime minister: Modibo Sidibé
Selected Ministers of State
- Agriculture: Agathane Ag Alassane
- Basic education, literacy & national languages: Salikou Sanago
- Communication & information technology: Diarra Mariam Flantié Diallo
- Culture: Mohamed El Moctar
- Defence & veterans’ affairs: Natié Pléah
- Economy & finance: Sanoussi Touré
- Employment & training: Ibrahima N’Diaye
- Energy & water: Mamadou Igor Diarra
- Foreign affairs & international co-operation: Moctar Ouane
- Health: Alou Badara Macalau (temp.)
- Industry, investment & trade: Ahmadou Abdoulaye Diallo
- Infrastructure & transport: Ahmed Diané Séméga
- Justice: Maharafa Traoré
- Labour, civil service & administrative reform: Abdoul Wahabe Berthé
- Livestock & fisheries: Madeleine Ba Diallo
- Malians abroad & African integration: Badra Alou Macalou
- Mines: Abou-Bakar Traoré
- Security & protection of civilians: General Sadio Gassama
- Territorial administration & local government: General Kafougouna Koné
- Governor of the regional central bank (BCEAO)
- Philippe-Henri Dacoury-Tabley
