Michèle Ratsivalaka challenges her dismissal16/07/2009 | 16:23:08
Antananarivo's mayor has been fired by the city council but refuses her dismissal. Michèle Ratsivalaka estimates that only the president of the HAT, Andry Rajoelina, who appointed her, will be able to decide her fate.
A genuine duel begins between the acting mayor and the city council. Now that the capital city is in a pathetic state, the situation might complicate even more.
Michèle Ratsivalaka has been dismissed by the city council. Her team's results after four months of management of Antananarivo didn't satisfy the members of the city council.
The purification of Antananarivo city during the latest months has been deceiving. The garbage has been overflowing the trash ferries. The wandering merchants occupy the sidewalks on a daily basis. And the holes are more and more frequent in the streets of the city.
The president of the Transition already warned the town hall's team but the situation didn't really evolve. The replacement of Michèle Ratsivalaka has been repeatedly whispered in the backstage. Her substitute's name has even already been published by the local press. But it took several weeks to the city council to take the decision of her dismissal.
Anyway a whole legal battle has begun between the acting mayor and the city council.
The transitional leadership keeps on supporting the idea of an election to be held within the next months. As an evidence of its determination, the government passed its new electoral code. Putsch makers are anxious to challenge international sanctions to the end.[See]
Before vanishing in the southern center of Madagascar early on March 12th, the tropical depression Hubert took its toll on the local population: more than 12000 homeless victims, eight recorded casualties, and significant material damages.[See]
The HAT transitional Prime minister is interviewing new potential ministers. The High Authority of Transition is planning so named "openness" indeed to the other political forces in order to seduce the international community.[See]
Though it has nothing yet of a large scale hurricane, the Hubert tropical depression has caused important damages in some of the Great Isle's regions. The Alaotra region is already threatened with flooding though Hubert's eye is located far away.[See]
The conflict that has been undermining the state police has apparently been settled, for the time being at least. The Prime minister personally got involved in the process. For lack of a long term solution, a status quo has been reached. General Zafera's resignation from the national state police's intervention force (FIGN) has been rejected. And the state police's commander-in-chief, general Bruno Razafindrakoto, is still kept in charge.[See]
The verdict of the trial opposing the Tiko group, belonging to Marc Ravalomanana, to Antananarivo's Trade Chamber has been made public on Wednesday March 10th. Tiko and Magro, the group's department store, were condemned to pay for a 22 millions Ariary fine in repay of their debts. Magro subsequently must leave Ankorondrano or face up to expelling.[See]
The State Police is progressively heading for the blockade. General Zafera, commander of the National State Police’s Intervention Force, has resigned. According to rumours, he would be expecting for the same move from General Bruno Razafindrakoto, State Police’s commander in chief.[See]
The High Authority of Transition is on its way to restructuring in order to capitalize the will to open its doors to the country’s other political forces.[See]
Jean Gabin, founder of the Vaovy group, famed in the world of Madagascar's southern traditional music, passed away aged 62 years old, on Saturday March 6th.[See]
March 8th's Women's day has been an occasion for both "first Malagasy ladies" to shine under the spotlights." Mialy Rajoelina, the High Authority of the Transition's leader's wife, and Lalao Ravalomanana, the exiled president's wife, both addressed cheering messages to Malagasy women.[See]
