EU observers and U.N. mission praise Mali legislative vote

European Union observers and the United Nation's mission in Mali (MINUSMA) on Monday praised the West African nation's weekend legislative election, despite low turnout and some voting abuses. Sunday's vote was largely peaceful except for a few incidents in the north that were unlikely to affect the outcome, EU election observation chief Louis Michel said in a statement. Bert Koenders, MINUSMA's head, said the election campaign and voting took place in accordance with Malian law and met the mission's expectations.

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