Mali’s ruling junta said on Wednesday that it is making moves to appoint interim president
Mali junta to appoint interim president after embargo threat
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This comes after West African leaders imposed economic sanctions after the coup, but they appear to have had a limited effect so far.
Junta meeting with ECOWAS in Ghana
ECOWAS leaders had given one week for a civilian interim president and prime minister to be in place.
Wague, the junta spokesman, told reporters it could not give an immediate response. A transitional charter approved at multi-party talks says the interim president can be a soldier or a civilian and will be chosen by electors selected by the junta.
The ruling junta announced a plan that would allow a military leader to oversee an 18-month transitional period but this wasn't accepted by the opposition groups.