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Mali Pulls Back Emergency Measure Mali Lifts State of Emergency for Election
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BAMAKO, Mali — Mali has lifted its state of emergency to allow campaigning for a presidential election, which is scheduled to be held on July 28, officials said Saturday.BAMAKO, Mali — Mali has lifted its state of emergency to allow campaigning for a presidential election, which is scheduled to be held on July 28, officials said Saturday.
The emergency measure, imposed in January when France intervened to help drive Islamist militants from the northern part of Mali, was lifted at midnight, said an army spokesman, Capt. Modibo Naman Traoré. The emergency measure was imposed in January when France intervened to help drive Islamist militants from the north. It had given sweeping powers to the army and barred gatherings of more than 50 people.
It had given sweeping powers to the army and barred gatherings of more than 50 people. More than 25 candidates are running in the first election since a military coup in 2012.
More than 25 candidates are running in the election, the first since a military coup in 2012. Some Malian officials have called for the election to be delayed. Attacks on United Nations peacekeepers on Saturday underlined the continuing insecurity in the north of the country.
Some Malian officials have called for the election to be delayed. Attacks on United Nations peacekeepers in a former rebel stronghold on Saturday underlined the continuing insecurity in the northern part of the country, and hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the fighting may be unable to vote.
But diplomats say Western nations, led by France and the United States, are pushing for the election date to be maintained because the interim administration has been unable to tackle Mali’s problems.