Mali junta moves towards appointing interim president after embargo threat

Mali ruling junta has revealed that it is making moves to appoint an interim president.

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Recall that Daily Times reported that  ECOWAS leaders had given one week for a civilian interim president and prime.

The jjunta spokesman, Wague 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.