# Opposition groups protested plans to abolish Mali's political parties

Date: 2025

Hundreds demonstrated in Bamako against proposals to dissolve political parties and extend [Assimi Goïta](/people/assimi-goita)'s rule, in a rare open protest against the military authorities.

## Drivers

- Goïta junta and AES break: https://factrail.ai/drivers/goita-junta-and-aes-break

## Sources

- https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/malis-military-rulers-formally-dissolve-political-parties-2025-05-13/
- https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/05/05/malis-return-to-democracy-suffers-new-blow

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/mali-opposition-protests-party-dissolution-2025