France, April 30 -- A national political forum in Mali has proposed making military leader Assimi Goita the country's president, with a five-year renewable term starting in 2025.

The recommendation would change Mali's transitional charter - the temporary legal framework put in place after the 2021 coup - to install General Goita as president "for a five-year renewable term from 2025, like his peers in the AES", according to a statement from the Prime Minister's office.

The AES - or Alliance of Sahel States - includes Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, all ruled by military governments. Niger made a similar move in March, naming its coup leader Abdourahamane Tiani president with a renewable five-year term.

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