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As West African leaders prepare to respond to the Mali coup, the appointment of coup leaders increases the risk.
The Constitutional Court of Mali has appointed the colonel who led the military coup this week as the country’s new interim leader.
The ruling issued late Friday stated that Asimi Goita will “lead the transition process to the end” and enjoy the title of “transitional president and head of state.”
The court stated that the decision was made due to the “vacancy of the presidency” after the resignation of caretaker President Bah Ndaw.
38-year-old Goita, who was formerly Endow’s deputy, ordered the arrest of the former leader on Monday after the cabinet was reorganized and two soldiers were stripped of their ministerial positions.
Ndaw resigned during his detention on Wednesday and was later released.
Friday’s ruling increases the stakes, as West African leaders are preparing to meet on Sunday to decide how they will respond to the takeover, which has jeopardized the transition to democracy and could undermine the armed forces associated with Al-Qaida and ISIL (Islamic State) Regional struggle of groups).
Goita’s seizure of power is his second seizure in less than a year.
In August last year, the young colonel led a coup that overthrew Mali’s elected president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, in protest against what was considered corruption and the government’s failure to quell armed groups. Faced with the threat of regional sanctions, Goita and other coup leaders agreed to transfer power to a transitional government that would guide the country to restore civil rule.
The colonel was subsequently appointed as the vice president of the interim government, and his comrades-in-arms were appointed to important cabinet positions.
At the time, the mediator from the 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) insisted that the transition to Mali, which will end in February, was still led by civilians.
In a statement, the EU stipulated that the vice president during the transition period “cannot replace the president under any circumstances.”
The heads of state of ECOWAS are scheduled to meet in Ghana on Sunday.
Earlier Friday, Goita made his first public speech since the military took over and said the military had no choice but to intervene.
“We had to choose between chaos and cohesion within the defense and security forces, and we chose cohesion,” he said.
He added that he would appoint a new prime minister from among the members of the M5-RFP coalition, which led the protest against Keita last year and had a falling out with Ndaw and Ouane during the transition period.
Alliance member Jeamille Bitar (Jeamille Bitar) said that the candidate for the post will be the former government minister Choguel Maiga (Choguel Maiga).
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