67. Are there provisions for conflict of interests for candidates and/or elected officials?

Mali

Mali

Answer
Yes
Source

Penal Code addresses conflict of interest for elected officials in:

Chapter 10 Section 7: Interference by natural persons with public authority or public service or in an elective office in matters of trade incompatible with their quality - Paragraph 1: On Conflict of Interest; Paragraph 2 - The Crime of Favoritism. Chapter 10 Section 8: On Bribing of Officials and of Employees of Private Enterprises - Trading in Influence), and 8 of the Penal Code (2016) -corruption of public officials and elected representatives. Source : Loi n°01-79 du 20 août 2001 portant Code penal, Modifiée par la loi n°2005-45 du 18 août 2005, Modifiée par  la loi n°2016-39 du 7 juillet 2016

Municipal candidates who hold public office are required by law to quit their role as public officer six months prior to the election. Source: Article 191, Loi n 2016-048 du 17 octobre  2016 portant loi electorale, 2016

 

 

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