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The Confederation of Christian Churches in Madagascar (FFKM) has tackled its mediation project and addressed scores of political parties at a time inside the international conference center's facilities in Ivato. More than 200 political groups sent their delegations. Former president Didier Ratsiraka, freshly landing on from his flight, took part into the event. So did the home based former president Albert Zafy Lire la suite »

The military leadership which has been supporting Andry Rajoelina from the very beginning of the on going political crisis seem to stay at a growing distance from the current ruling power. The top commanding officers have just signed a promise to remain neutral in the run of the incoming electoral time in Madagascar Lire la suite »

The nomination of Lalao Ravalomanana as the Ravalomanana sphere's candidate into the next presidential elections is widely backed by the whole of the political sphere as well as by all of the former president’s supporters. The other political groups progressively emulate. The GTT International Geneva requires “the compulsory restoration of fair electoral conditions, bearing in mind that the current ones definitely not pledge any transparency to the incoming elections which are likely to be challenged” Lire la suite »

The former president’s political sphere has chosen Lalao Ravalomanana as champion in the next presidential tournament. The Ravalomanana sphere top leaders have addressed the issue in South Africa together with the president kept out in exile there Lire la suite »

The Confederation of Christian Churches in Madagascar (FFKM) is currently getting a large scale move on to address the main figures of the never ending Malagasy political crisis. The series of talks will start on April 18th. The FFKM is likely to provide with an alternative solution to the crisis settlement process, considering that the capitalization of the Roadmap failed to come true Lire la suite »

Three members from the Malagasy Journalists' Union's official Bureau have met the envoys sent by the SADC's parliamentarian forum. The Union members emphasized the pressing need to do away with the ban on radio and television stations outcasted and shut by the transitional ruling power over the latest years. There are actually no less than 80 of them! Besides, they recalled that a large majority of the Malagasy people massively relies on air-broadcasted news and does not have any access to newspapers. Lire la suite »

The outcome of the secret vote revealed his victory by 25 votes against 18 for his challenger. General Rabotoarison has been elected as president du FFM (National Reconciliation Council). The retired National State Police officer was not that long ago merely one of the twenty candidates competing to claim this institution's presidency. He is now being tasked with inducing long term reconciliation between parties and figures actively involved in the crisis. A mission apparently deemed to succeed on a cold day in hell Lire la suite »

The presidential tournament has officially begun in spite of the remaining uncertainties. The Special Electoral Court recieved applications from three challengers at a time on April 8th 2013, namely on the very first day of the application period. And the nominees on the starting line are respectively Hajo Andrianainarivelo, Jean Lahiniriko and Rolland Ratsiraka. Lire la suite »

the ruling power's TGV party has its champion deemed to run the presidential race. As an outcome of its latest congress, the mission to conquer the presidency was granted to Edgar Razafindravahy, Antananarivo city's acting Special Delegation President. The champion will already have to deal with strong challenge from those of his own, bearing in mind that the wholel of Andry Rajoelina's clique does not back the choice of man. Not even media groups supposed to support the transitional ruling power do not appear but sceptical at this decision. Moreover, former militants who used to stay behind Rajoelina during the year 2009's putsch, and now gathered in the KMD group, made their reluctance to support Edgar Razafindravahy crystal clear. The political figure would not enough popularity in and outside Antananarivo, let alone throughout the provinces of Madagascar. The general Camille Vital seemed to lead the race, for apparently being granted wide support and Andry Rajoelina'sliking in public, but the Party is always right, is it not? As a matter of fact, the Rajoelina sphere actually does suffer internal divisions Lire la suite »

The dirty business decidedly knows no end, does it? Six containers filled with rosewood logs have freshly been captured by security forces in Antsiranana, in the North of Madagascar. The rosewood logs have been shipped northwards all along the Great Isle's eastern coast, for they have initially been loaded up in Taolagnaro, in the south of the country. The National State Police took charge and arrested the ship Zanzibar on which the cargo was subsequently captured. Lire la suite »