Africa:Mistrust Taints Mali's Polls

[ISS] On 20 August, Mali's Constitutional Court confirmed the victory of incumbent President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, who was elected with 67.16% of the vote. Since the first round of voting didn't produce a clear winner, Keïta was challenged by Soumaïla Cissé in a second round. Cissé - also Keïta's opponent in 2013 - scored 32.84% of the vote. While the opposition rejects the results and threatens to challenge them by resuming street protests, many lessons can be drawn from this

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