";s:4:"text";s:4785:" BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali's opposition coalition on Tuesday formally rejected a plan proposed by West African leaders for ending a political crisis, raising the prospect of more mass anti-government demonstrations in the coming weeks. BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali's opposition coalition on Tuesday formally rejected a plan proposed by West African leaders for ending a political crisis, … The fighting has also forced hundreds of thousands of people from their homes and led to the closure of thousands of schools.Late on Thursday, Dicko told journalists that no progress had been made in the talks and nothing had been offered that was acceptable to the protesters.Although dissatisfaction over the country's economic woes, corruption and worsening security situation has been simmering for a while, the trigger for the current crisis was a decision by the Constitutional Court in April to overturn the results of parliamentary polls for 31 seats, in a move that saw candidates with Keita's party get re-elected. "But the Institute for Security Studies think-tank warned on Thursday that there was an "unfavourable prejudice" towards the regional leaders amid suspicions they were protecting their own narrow interests.Unprecedented mediation efforts by five West African presidents in Mali have ended without a deal on how to resolve the country's deepening political crisis.Mobilised by influential Muslim leader Ibrahim Dicko under the umbrella of the June 5 Movement, a disparate alliance of political, social and civil society leaders, tens of thousands of people have in recent weeks poured onto the streets of Bamako to demand Keita's resignation.The protests turned violent earlier this month when three days of clashes between security forces and protesters left 11 people dead. In that case, there is a risk that neighbouring countries, like Senegal and Guinea, will be affected, which in turn will affect other countries.