Politics

Are the Malagasy crisis' new mediators swaying? France's and South Africa's ambassadors in Madagascar are putting a prudent speech about the potential Pretoria II meeting while willingly supporting the international community's stand. The alleged hand to the HAT is being denied. Lire la suite »

The European Union is going to make Madagascar's fate public. Ambassador Leonidas Tezapsidis confirmed that cooperation between the 27 and the Great Isle will be affected. He suggested compliance with the International Contact Group's solutions and the renewal of dialogue between Malagasy. The implementation of the Cotonou agreements will be capitalized with no more comprehension. Lire la suite »

While the HAT leader is still multiplying consultations to define a roadmap, the electoral commission chosed August 12th, 2010 to organize the constitutional referendum. This first official act granted Hery Rakotomanana, the CENI's president, the opportunity to remind the electoral law's main headlines. Lire la suite »

In the run of the quest of a C plan, the authoritarian regime's leader invited the country's more or less influential political parties. For lack of convincing the opposition's mobilities, Andry Rajoelina is trying to build up a widened consensus. But consultations finally failed to gather the expected legion of proposals around the new roadmap. Lire la suite »

Both of the armed forces' leaders, namely the oint chief of headquarters and the national state police's commander in chief shot the hybrid government project dead. Generals André Ndriarijaona and Bruno Razafindrakoto refused to be held responsible for militaries being in charge of public civilian issues. Officers might be recruited by the HAT leader, but without their uniforms. Lire la suite »

Is Andry Rajoelina going to label his faithfull generals as liars too? those supposed to welcome the HAT roadmap as a fair happy ending for the transition? The armed forces' acceptation of new Rajoelina plan has had a second to none delay. The green machine's way to tackle its responsibilities is on top of the headlines. Even non-commissioned officers are having their say. Lire la suite »

Following the foregone thwarting of the Pretoria meeting, the authoritarian regime's leader reconfirmed his determination to go forward with the unilateral capitalization of his elections whatever it takes. Andry Rajoelina is keen on drawing a transition undernmined by the crisis to an end. He wants to impose a fake recovery of constitutional order in Madagascar, first to the Malagasy, then to the international community. The plane B of the HAT presents an electoral calendar featured during the year 2010's second half Lire la suite »

Some leaks concerning the HAT famous B plan corroborated Andry Rajoelina's intended actions. Some key deadlines of a purposedly unilateral transition have been revealed. The new priority is the quest of recognition for the authoritarian regime on… national level. Compulsory step: a constitutional referendum meant to be held in August 2010. Lire la suite »

The HAT leader has made for Pretoria in order to look for the missing piece to his puzzle: the excuse to keep on his unilateral process, although Andry Rajoelina said to be willing to share power, while keeping in full control of a so called national unity government. Following the calculated thwarting of the Pretorian stage, the putsch maker longing for international recognition is intending to put an end to this poorly reputated transition and impose the 4th Republic, probably as president. Lire la suite »

The Malagasy political crisis is getting bogged down once again. The leader of the High Authority of Transition, Andry Rajoelina, can rely on nothing else but the armed forces to remain on top, for lack of international recognition. Lire la suite »