Mali · Government
Government and administration in Mali
How the executive, legislature and administrative state are organised, and which body is responsible for what.
The three branches
- Executive — President of the Transition and Prime Minister
- Transitional authorities pending elections under the 2023 constitution.
- Legislative — Conseil national de transition
- Appointed transitional legislature; the 2023 text provides for a National Assembly and Senate.
- Judicial — Cour suprême and Cour constitutionnelle
- Conseil supérieur de la magistrature governs the career.
- Local — Regions and communes
- Decentralisation contested in the north and centre.
How legislation is made
Under the transition, texts are adopted by the Conseil national de transition or issued as ordinances and promulgated by the President of the Transition. The 2023 constitution provides for ordinary bicameral passage once institutions are restored.
Enforcement institutions
- Police nationale and Gendarmerie
- Policing, with substantial security-force involvement.
- Parquet
- Public prosecutors direct criminal proceedings.
- Office central de lutte contre l'enrichissement illicite
- Illicit enrichment investigations.
Government bodies and regulators
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