Thirty opposition parties and groups formed a coalition in Bamako on Saturday called “Action Synergy for Mali” to propose a “different path” in this country, which has been run by coup-fighting soldiers since 2020, AFP learned from their managers.
“The aim is to bring together a strong and assertive opposition and then plan peaceful actions to reject the established order,” former Housseini minister Amion Guindo told AFP.
He reiterated that the coalition currently includes “30 parties and associations” but that “more members are expected next week”.
The coalition, which has been very critical of the Malian junta in power since 2020, reiterated in a press release that since the military's rule in Mali, “it is clear that the people's expectations are far from being met.”
The followers of the influential Imam Mahmoud Dicko are members of this coalition, which believes that “it is now urgent to save the country, which is in danger from the leadership of the transitional authorities who have shown their limits.”