Politics

although the electoral campaign begins, many candidates out the thirty three ones running for the presidency still happen to remain widely unknown. And the campaign`s first week saw no major improvement for them. But who are they anyway? Read More »

One grenade has exploded not so far from the home of François Rakotozafy, the Special Electoral Court`S president, in Antananarivo in the 67Ha district. Neither victims nor damages have been recorded. The national state police dept and the police forces shortly argued about who would be entitled to lead the investigation of this "attempt". The police forces finally got the upper hand. Read More »

The electoral campaign could have begun more intensily. There might well be no less than thirty three candidates able to afford the 50 millions required by their application, yet not everyone of them can support the cost of a large scale campaign, amounting to billions. The lucky ones shine less through their ideas than through their financial power. Read More »

As an outcome of its national congress which ended on September 19th, the transitional leader’s TGV party decided to pledge its support to a couple of presidential candidates bound to compete on October 25th. Neither of their names have been expressively revealed, still it does not take a rocket scientist to guess that the TGV conceded its blessing to Edgard Razafindravahy and Hery Rajaonarimampianina Read More »

It is actually all about opposing a light rush to elections likely to drive the country straight into another crisis. again. The movement opposing the year 2013's elections do not stand against the principle merely on the spur of the moment. It is definitely convinced that the Malagasy political crisis will have to get settled by elections, sooner or later. According to the movement's assessment, the settlement of the five years long political crisis has to build first and foremost on common ground. The currently undertaken elections cruelly lacks such a major component. Read More »

The National Reconciliation Council (FFM) drew up and addressed a certain peace charter to the Malagasy presidential election candidates, and seems to have failed to cause any particular stir among them. Merely 7 candidates out of 33 signed the Charter, 4 ones out of these 7 delegated the signature to deputies. The bulk of the candidates are actually infuriated by the transitional ruling power and its institutions. Read More »

France, Rajoelina, Ravalomanana, crisis settlement process, elections... Didier Ratsiraka addressed all of these themes one after the other and lectured a real history course. Revelations, justifications, arguments, doubts, critics as well as a touch of disparagement have all been part of the show. The former President gave an interview broadcasted by a private station, and mostly complained about the fact of not being allowed to speak out on national waves. Read More »

Le nombre de bureaux de vote continue d'augmenter dans la Grande Ile. On en a dénombré un peu plus de 19.000 à travers le pays, lors du référendum de 2010, mais pour l'élection présidentielle de cette année, on compte 20.115 bureaux de vote dans tout Madagascar. Ce qui constitue théoriquement un progrès, puisque le but serait de se rapprocher davantage des électeurs pour permettre à un maximum de Malgaches de participer au vote. Mais des inquiétudes persistent. Read More »

Former President Marc Ravalomanana solemnly expressed his point about the incoming presidential elections, first round of which would begin on October 25th. And he is not the only one. Many other political groups equally oppose the elections, and get ready for action Read More »

Following the rejection of Lalao Ravalomanana’s second candidacy in a row as well as her overdue replacement, the Ravalomanana political sphere has no more champions on the presidential race’s starting line, and decided to back none of the 33 others either. Still, the former president kept out in exile in South Africa remains confident, since he has successfully prompted the CIC to address Madagascar’s case in a meeting deemed to be held on September’s first week. According to Marc Ravalomanana, the ballot printing process has been suspended. The Electoral Commission’s President did not deny this, but simply addressed a “delay”. Read More »