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Some parliament members who used to be very much supportive of Andry Rajoelina, the transitional leader, have just been fired as one of the latest governmental cabinet meeting's outcome.A wave of indignation shakes the Upper Chamber, while the dismissed ones even intend to raise a protest movement. Lire la suite »

The transitional parliament is currently ponding, and expected to pass a law draft concerning the temporary absence of top leadership, supposed to follow Andry Rajoelina's resignation from his position of ruling power's current leader. Andry Rajoelina decided to contradict his own word and enter the presidential race, yet has not stepped down on May 27th, as he had to . As for the constitutional void addressed by transitional parliamentarians, it is theirs and theirs alone to decide, according the crisis settlement Roadmap Lire la suite »

The FFKM keen on taking the next step forward: after its general consultation casted at the International Conference Center in Ivato by the beginning of May, the FFKM church leaders made it clear that the latest three chiefs of state and the current outgoing leader of the transitional ruling power will be brought together in the run of a summit. When these four party talks will be started, has not yet been revealed by the FFKM leaders. Yet, a cluster of sources considers the need to cast the summit before June 26th's national day as paramount. The invitations respectively sent to the island's latest three Presidents Didier Ratsiraka, Albert Zafy and Marc Ravalomanana, as well as to the transitional ruling power's leader Andry Rajoelina, are already underway. Making a reality out of these four party talks actually hints Marc Ravalomanana to be allowed back home from his forced exile in South Africa, where he has been remaining since having been ousted back in 2009 Lire la suite »

This year's June 26th may expect to be more peculiar than the other ones. Military commanders decided to make it theirs, as a matter of fact. The armed forces will get inspected by the armed forces transitional minister and the transitional secretary of state for the state police department. Not a single civilian leader will be seen at this inspection during the military parade inside the stadium of Mahamasina, and the celebrations basically organized by the civilian government have been canceled. Lire la suite »

the transitional government decided to postpone the presidential elections to August 23rd. A major part of the candidates opposes the decision, while the National Electoral Commission regrets the fact of having been granted no say in this issue. The International Community's reaction is still to come, yet the SADC has so far been emphatically opposing any postponment of the presidential showdown Lire la suite »

The electoral judges agreed on a decision which does not contradict the previous one taken back on May 3rd, concerning July 24th's presidential election's starting line. Each and every request of reprocessing the list of presidential candidates addressed to the Special Electoral Court recieved a negative response Lire la suite »

The transitional ruling power's institution leaders have gathered, protected by an unusually outstanding mlitary ring, and their so named secretive conclave's outcome ws a resolution, content of which has not been publicly revealed. The press got not entitled to any official copy of this resolution. Although, some political sphere members who attended the conclave provided with leaks concerning this mysterious resolution. It would be all about the Special Electoral Court to be ordered to issue the official list of candidates deemed to run the presidential race, within the next 48 hours Lire la suite »

Everything hints the likely postponment of the presidential elections basically supposed to take place on July 24th. Series of politically motivated hindrances increasingly make it unlikely to come true as expected so far. However, a certain number of presidential candidates jointly emphasized their opposition to any postponment. Besides, the International Community happening to be financially backing these elections firmly stands against any call off. Lire la suite »

Jean Omer Beriziky, the transitional prime minister has led a cabinet meeting on Thursday, May 29th at the palace of Mahazoarivo, while Andry Rajoelina, the transitional leader was expecting to do exactly the same at the palace of'Iavoloha. Things have actually been no more the way they used to be between both political figures since Andry Rajoelina refused to step down from his position though having been controversially accepted on July 24th's electoral competition's starting line Lire la suite »

The Special Electoral Court has considered the legal definition of the "case of absolute necessity", bearing in mind that the presidential elections basically expected to develop on July 24th are likely to be called off. Following a request issued by the National Reconciliation Council (local FFM), the electoral jury worked such a possibility out. In its request, the FFM addressed the facts that the financial support to the elections has been defered by previously willing foreign financial backers, who, just like the rest of the Interantional Community, happen to be opposing three controversial candidacies. Since no satisfying settlement is yet to be found, the Special Electoral Court acknowledged the stumbling block as a legal case of absolute necessity. Lire la suite »