Ein Gastbeitrag von Alex Thurston
Mali’s presidential elections, now
little more than two months away, were supposed to mark the country’s
triumph as a young and stable democracy. Mali approaches a milestone
– the second peaceful transfer of power from one elected leader to
another – that many political scientists consider the definition of
a consolidated democracy. Outgoing President Amadou Toumani Touré,
who has served since 2002, had hoped to leave his country a legacy of
peace, infrastructural development, and prosperity derived from
mining and other growth industries. Touré, often known by the
abbreviation “ATT,” has faced serious political and security
crises during his rule, including a bitter row over the country’s
new family code and attacks by Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
(AQIM). Yet as of this fall, ATT’s legacy appeared basically
intact.
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