Politics of Mali

Until the military coup of March 22, 2012[1][2] and a second military coup in December 2012[3] the Politics of Mali took place in a framework of a semi-presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Mali is head of state with a Presidentially appointed Prime Minister as the head of government, and of a multi-party system.

Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the National Assembly. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.

The Economist Intelligence Unit has rated Mali as "hybrid regime" in 2016.[4]