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NIMD’s programme in Mali has been able to achieve consensus on reforms of the electoral process.

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Improving the position of women in Malian political parties

News Article - 09 July 2010

NIMD's partner in Mali is currently undertaking a project to improve the position of women within political parties. The twelve month project, sponsored by UNDP and UNIFEM, aims to increase women's representation in the 2012 elections.

President Museveni of Uganda endorses interparty dialogue

News Article - 27 May 2010

NIMD’s Africa Regional Programme conference is being hosted by the Ugandan political parties who, on 5 February 2010, launched an interparty dialogue platform known as the Interparty Organisation for Dialogue, (IPOD).

Malian politicians learn from Ghana's experience

News Article - 03 May 2010

NIMD’s Africa Regional Programme recently facilitated an exchange visit by a delegation of Malian politicians and electoral stakeholders to Ghana, in order to deepen their understanding of the Ghanaian electoral system.

Results of inter-party dialogue in Mali announced

News Article - 02 February 2010

On 22 January NIMD’s partner in Mali, the Centre Malien pour le Dialogue Inter-Partis et la Démocratie (CMDID), presented the results of a lengthy inter-party dialogue process to Malian citizens.

Mali: call to vote 2009

Video - 2009

Video clip made by two popular Malian musicians calling people to vote in local elections in April 2009.

Mali: Making political parties perform better

Case Study - 2009

Since the elections of 2007, quite a few political parties have formed parliamentary groups. In some cases these coalitions are evolving in plans to merge.

NIMD reflects and looks ahead

News Article - 04 December 2008

NIMD and African partners hold annual strategy and planning days.

Malian Prime Minister meets CMDID Delegation

News Article - 21 November 2008

Prime MInister sees NIMD programme as a "means of consolidating democracy in Mali"

Africa: new birth of democracy

News Article - 15 October 2008

A governance monitor finds democratic governance to be steadily improving in 31 out of 48 sub-Saharan African countries.

Financing the Party in Mali

News Article - 11 September 2008

Harmonising the approach to public funding of political parties in West Africa

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At a glance ...

Political parties in parliament

• Alliance pour la démocratie au Mali-Parti africain pour la solidarité et la justice (Adema/PASJ)
• Union pour la République et la Démocratie (URD)
• Rassemblement National Démocratique (RND)
• Bloc pour la Démocratie et l'Intégration Africaine (BDIA)
• Congres Nationale pour la Initiative Démocratie (CNID)
• Mouvement Patriotique pour le Renouveau (MPR)
• Union pour la Démocratie et le Développement (UDD)
• Mouvement pour l'Indépendance, la Renaissance et l'Intégration Africaine (MIRIA)
• Bloc des Alternances pour le Renouveau, l’Intégration et la Coopération Africaine (BARICA)
• Parti de la Solidarité et du Progrès (PSP)
• Parti Citoyen pour le Renouveau (PCR)
• Union Soudanaise-Rassemblement Démocratique Africain (USRDA)
• Rassemblement Pour le Mali (RPM)
• Parti pour la renaissance nationale (PARENA)
• Solidarité Africaine pour la Démocratie et l'Indépendance (SADI)
• Independents

Key achievements in 2009

• Through its inter-party dialogue programme, NIMD’s partner in Mali, the Centre pour le Dialogue Inter-Partis et la Démocratie (CMDID), has been able to achieve consensus on constitutional reforms, including legislation that provides for the creation of a Senate, and the establishment of a single, independent institution to manage the electoral process.

Key achievements in 2008

• Assistance to political parties reduced political tensions in this election year. The code of conduct, which was signed publicly by all parties, and the training of party agents have greatly contributed to the legitimacy and tranquillity of the elections.
• Solid foundations were laid for (long-term) institutionalized interparty cooperation. The commitment by the top leadership and the willingness by international donors to support this process, have created sound opportunities for interparty dialogue.
• Political parties have been encouraged to prepare jointly for a revision of the electoral process.
 

Key national partners

• Daily Board of political parties’ representatives within the NIMD Mali Programme
• Ministry of Home Affairs • Electoral Commission • ORTM national television company • Delta-C (training institute) • Regional NGOs with experience on numerous policy issues • Regional radio stations

Key international partners

• Royal Netherlands Embassy
• National Democratic Institute (NDI), United States of America
• Community of Democracies (CoD)
• SNV Netherlands Development Organization
• Swedish International Development Agence (SIDA)
• Canadian Embassy
• Royal Danish Embassy
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)