Mali remains under military junta rule following coups in 2020 and 2021, with Interim President Assimi Goïta consolidating power through dissolution of political parties in May 2025 and a law granting him a renewable five-year term without elections. The National Transitional Council serves as the legislature, while Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maïga leads the government amid ongoing security challenges and democratic backsliding. Political opposition and civic space have been severely restricted.