# Mali's promised March 2024 return to civilian rule expired without an election

Date: 2024

The revised transition deadline expired without the presidential election promised by Mali's military authorities, prompting political parties and civil-society groups to demand a new electoral timetable.

## Drivers

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

## Sources

- https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2025/country-chapters/mali
- https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/mali-political-parties-request-elections-after-junta-shuns-transition-promise-2024-04-01/

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/mali-transition-deadline-expires-2024