馬裏確認凱塔當選新總統政變上尉變將軍

Mali's government has confirmed Ibrahim Boubacar Keita won a landslide victory in Sunday's presidential election runoff.

The government released figures on Thursday showing the former prime minister captured 77.6 percent of the vote.

His rival, former finance minister Soumaila Cisse, won just over 22 percent. Cisse had already conceded defeat.

Confirmation of Mr. Keita's victory followed the announcement that the army captain who led a coup in March 2012 has received a huge promotion.

On Wednesday, military officials said the interim government had promoted Amadou Sanogo to general, a promotion that skips over several military ranks.

Rights groups have criticized the decision. Human Rights Watch says Sanogo, instead of being "rewarded," should be investigated for his alleged involvement in serious abuses linked to the coup.馬裏政府確認易卜拉欣•凱塔在星期日的總統決選中獲得壓倒性勝利。

官方星期四公佈的數據顯示，曾出任過總理的凱塔贏得了77.6%的選票。他的對手、前財政部長蘇邁拉•西塞只獲得了略微超過22%的選票。西塞已經承認敗選。

在確認凱塔勝選之前，2012年3月領導了一場政變的陸軍上尉阿馬杜•薩諾戈被越級擢升。

軍方官員星期三說，臨時政府已經把薩諾戈提拔爲上將。這跨越了好幾級軍銜。

人權組織批評提升薩諾戈。人權觀察說，不應該“獎勵”薩諾戈，而是應該調查他參與了與政變有關的侵權行爲的指稱。

路透社說，外交人士說，這項提拔的目的是鼓動薩諾戈退役。