This article lists former political parties in Mali. Mali formerly had a multi-party system with numerous political parties, in which no one party often had a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.
On 13 May 2025, Mali's military junta leader Assimi Goïta dissolved all political parties. His decree did not specify penalties.
Historical parties
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Parties that were represented in parliament of 2020 until 2021
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! colspan=2 | Name !! Abbr. !! National coalition!! Leader !! Seats in the National Assembly !! Years active
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|Rally for Mali
|RPM
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|2001–2025
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|Alliance for Democracy in Mali
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|1990–2025
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|Union for the Republic and Democracy
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|2003–2025
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|2018–2025
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|Democratic Alliance for Peace
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|2013–2025
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|Convergence for the Development of Mali
|CODEM
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|Abba Alhassane The dissolution was condemned by Amnesty International, which stated it was in disagreement with the 2023 constitution. Protests took place on 3 and 4 May in support of democracy, opposing the government's planned decision. Two party leaders, Abba Alhassane of CODEM and El Bachir Thiam of Yéléma, were reported by Human Rights Watch to have been arrested on 8 May, after taking part in the previous protests. An anonymous CODEM member stated that the party's youth leader, Abdoul Karim Traoré, was also suspected to have been abducted. Two other abduction attempts have also been reported. His decree did not specify penalties. Government employees belonging to a political party were kept in office, but were not permitted to act on its behalf. Minister of Political Reforms Mamani Nassiré announced the drafting of a law regulating future political activity, planning to greatly decrease the number of future political parties and tighten requirements for their formation. The drafting process, which excludes the now dissolved parties, also aims to end public funding for parties, and ban changes in party affiliation. The television channel TV5 Monde was also suspended.
See also
- Politics of Mali
- Elections in Mali