Proposed amendements to the
constitution included the following: • Two new regions would be created in line with a 2015 agreement with separatists in northern Mali. • A new upper house of parliament would be created, known as the Senate, with one-quarter of its members appointed by the president. Representation would be based on the regions, affording more representation to the sparsely populated but extensive north, with the remaining members being indirectly elected by local authorities. • The president may also call referendums on "any question of national interest or any bill relating to the organization of state institutions after receiving the advisory opinion of the Constitutional Court". • The presidential term remains unchanged (directly elected for five years, with a maximum of two terms) and forms one of the
entrenched clauses, along with the nature of the state as a secular republic, as well as the multi-party system. • Traditional and religious courts are legalised. Elected regional councils would also be set up in the ten
regions of Mali, including the two newly created in the north. A Court of Auditors would also be created. • Marriage would be defined as "a union between a man and a woman", effectively banning
same-sex marriage. • Any future constitutional revision must be voted in favour of by two-thirds of each of the two houses of the legislature, followed by approval in a referendum. ==Campaign==