Politics

The exiled president´s potential come back is drawing the case February 7th back on top of the headlines. The dictating authority is reacting, as its main and single weapon is fragilized. Marc Ravalomanana declared few days ago that he had no fear of prison sentences and labeled the HAT justice´s condemnations as baseless. The case February 7th is likely to become a two edged sword. Lire la suite »

Rumors of a potential return of the elected president Marc Ravalomanana on Saturday February 19th is enough to cause panic for the dictating power and its political allies. A couple of years after March 2009´s putsch, lull is still a faraway dream. The exiled president is being condemned by his adversary´s justice, and their security forces are promising retaliation to his supporters willing to challenge the established order. Lire la suite »

The OIF´s eagerness to support the latest roadmap draft, and subsequently the HAT in the Malagasy political crisis´ settlement process is amazing, or not any more. The international organization is literally accepting the dictating authority its almighty position in a transition supposed to be consensual. It is however some more of the pressure likely to abort the 100% Malagasy dialogue. Lire la suite »

Le verdict sur le procès des trois leaders des mouvances anti-HAT est tombé. Fetison Rakoto Andrianirina a écopé de la plus lourde peine qui s’avère finalement légère, soit 13 mois de prison avec sursis. L’avocate de la défense, Me Razafimanantsoa, a fait appel de la condamnation. A l’issue du procès, elle d’est indignée de l’agissement du tribunal dans une affaire où l’accusation est selon elle sans fondement. Lire la suite »

The second remembrance day of February 07th´s slaughter became an occasion for political actors to address this dark chapter of the HAT´s rise to power. The dictating authority´s strategy is simple: keepin the victim's suit on while lurking behind the" survivors" of the red Saturday. Marc Ravalomanana is of course the target. The word "responsibility" is however finally resounding for those who used the crowd´s blood to assault the palace. Lire la suite »

The former president Zafy Albert has emphatically confirmed his sphere´s decision to turn the roadmap proposed by the SADC´s mediation down, and attacked the draft which was on the verge of making of Rajoelina an absolute master. The professor addressed the illegal way to reach power in 2009. The breaking news were unexpectedly revealed. Lire la suite »

Leonardo Simao, the SADC´s mediator seems to have addressed some of the challenged articles of his draft. In a statement read to the press, it was hinted that the HAT´s unilateral moves are in question again. The super president will for the time being remain a project, the incoming transitional leadership will have to be neutral. Lire la suite »

Simao´s roadmap is dividing the Malagasy political class. The recovery of a consensus is jeopardized. Cooperation between a leader “elected” as president by a controversial referendum and political spheres led by democratically elected presidents does not work. The TGV´s supporters are celebrating a foregone victory and expect the SADC to definitely cast those unwilling to buy the idea out. Lire la suite »

The Ravalomanana and Zafy political spheres are not bound to sign up to the roadmap proposed by the SADC led mediation. Both parties are amazed when noticing that the document patched up by Leonardo Simao is so much pledging the Rajoelina sphere, as not even a legal president has so much power. Mamy Rakotoarivelo is coming up to wondering whether the international community is really keen on sanctioning Andry Rajoelina´s 2009 led putsch. Lire la suite »

Leonardo Simao, the SADC´mediator put a roadmap draft forth, a deal between the other political spheres and the HAT´s unilateral actions. The Rajoelina sphere´s fake consensus and inclusiveness meant to convince the international community is likely to make Simao´s plans more complicated. Lire la suite »