From Brussels to Syrte, a new battle for the legalistic people04/07/2009 | 09:08:39
The collaborators and supporters of Marc Ravalomanana continue to plead the president’s cause to the international level. On the ground, the legalistic capacity to resist is being put to the test.
Brussels will attract the attention of Marc Ravalomanana's supporters more especially on Monday July 6th. The High Authority of Transition, controlled by putschist Andry Rajoelina, will have the opportunity indeed to defend its cause before the European Union during the" political dialogue" to which representatives of the de facto leaders of the Great Isle are invited.
In parallel, Marc Ravalomanana's supporters abroad, regrouped within the GTT group, also intent to make their" voice " heard. They project to demonstrate in front of the seat of the European Union in Brussels to prove that the putschist regime didn't have the full support of the Madagascan people to rule the country.
In Syrte, during the 13th summit of the African Union, a delegation driven by the Madagascan president in exile has been defending the necessity of a quick return to constitutional order. Without surprise, the African Union, following the SADC's steps, recommends the pursuit of the dialogue to sort the Madagascan crisis out.
Both concerned sides in the political crisis, Marc Ravalomanana and Andry Rajoelina, as well as the other parties that participated lately in the negotiation cycle under the aegis of the international community appear eager for talk resumption. In reality though, the situation is far more complicated. Andry Rajoelina rules out the possible return of Ravalomanana in the Great Isle. The exiled president's supporters yet only long for his return to power. A real talk for deaf.
The resistance capacity of Marc Ravalomanana's supporters is currently put to the test. The leaders of the "legalistic" movement don't want to let down. Therefore the alliance named FMA, for the defence of legality ", has been formalized. The crisis has now been lasting five months. The Great Isle's recent history demonstrated that power struggles generally settle, one way or another, after six or seven months. 2009 wouldn't be an exception. However, July will be decisive in this crisis. Therefore, on the Magro place, the legalistic gatherings already speak out of "the last straight line ".
Collaborators and hard liners supportive of the High Authority of Transition are longing for definitely getting rid of the roadmap drawn up by SADC, and preparing a fake putsch to this end. The main stake is the way to keep former President Marc Ravalomanana away from the island´s ground whatever it takes, although such a homecoming is allowed and required by the roadmap as part of the crisis settlement process.[See]
The Marc Ravalomanana sphere is getting ready to welcome milady Lalao Ravalomanana, the exiled president´s wife. She is supposed to reach Ivato´s airport on Saturday, February 4th . Having a member of the Ravalomanana clan recovering home soil seems to be boosting the former President´s supporters who have so far been waiting for almost three years. The movement´s leaders announced Lalao Ravalomanana´s homecoming as "great news".[See]
The meeting between the committe addressing the recovery of political stability and the transitional parliament did not meet the expectations. A couple of hours long talks proved not enough to agree on the possibility to turn any amnesty bill up to the end of this month[See]
Madagascar´s Union of Magistrates is intending to complain against the HAT´s Minister in charge of Internal Security, Arsene Rakotondrazaka, following the two months long and finally unsuccessful request of the national police chief´s resignation. The certain number of police officers in the run of the Rehavana Michel case proved not enough.[See]
The KMDT formerly devoted to the High Authority of Transition and to Andry Rajoelina, is now willing to stand out. This political group now requires Rajoelina´s resignation and intends from now on to play the hard way. The situation is increasingly complicated for the empowered political parties.[See]
The HAT´s justice Minister, Christine Razanamahasoa, holds the adoption of any amnesty bill before February 29th, as recommended by the SADC, as impossible. A far as he is concerned, Norbert Ratsirahonana, who represented the transitional leader, Andry Rajoelina, at the meeting in Pretoria, that Ravalomanana's return home before February 27th was off the point. Rajoelina´s collaborators fiercely opposed reports produced by Marc Ravalomanana´s supporters at the end of the meeting in Pretoria.[See]
Marius Fransman, the mediation´s number one nearly told the Malagasy political leaders off as if they were in a kindergarten, and described them as irresponsible; Marc Ravalomanana for having decided to return in spite of the pending jail sentence, and Rajoelina for having prevented this return in violation of the roadmap.[See]
The snapshot creates the stir after being published in a Malagasy capital city newspaper. It displays a foreign military, white skinned, standing alongside the forces summoned High Authority of Transition in Ivato to deal with Ravalomanana supportive demonstrators gathered in order to welcome the former president supposed to be back on Saturday, January 21st.[See]
On Tuesday, January 24th, following former president Marc Ravalomanana´s failed return home, the SADC summoned all of the main political leaders in this crisis, namely Marc Ravalomanana, Andry Rajoelina, the transitional regime´s number one, as well as Albert Zafy. The Ravalomanana sphere has already confirmed its participation. Andry Rajoelina, he who endorses the responsibility for banning Marc Ravalomanana from coming home, cannot expect roses from this emergency meeting, bearing in mind that the repression of the former president´ supporters at the airport in Ivato, led to one more casualty, another brick in the wall of the Malagasy political crisis.[See]
The possibility for Marc Ravalomanana to get diplomatic protection in the run of his come back is seriously startling the supporters of the High Authority of Transition. This possibility was addressed by the Viva Radio station, the station of the current leader of the transition, Andry Rajoelina. Absolutely nothing actually denies diplomatic protection to Marc Ravalomanana, for the international community is the one looking after the implementation of a certain crisis settlement roadmap clearly granting to each and every political figure exiled on political grounds the right to safely return to Madagascar.[See]
