Politics

One notes, at a few months of the communal elections, the appearance of new competitors to the presidential coalition. Lire la suite »

Antananarivo?s Criminal Court has sentenced former dictator Didier Ratsiraka to 10 years of hard labor, and fined him a mere $200 for misappropriation of funds. Lire la suite »

Ever since he declared his intention to lead the Great Island, President Ravalomanana has never concealed his desire to battle corruption. This goal led to the creation of a supreme anti-corruption council. Lire la suite »

Before President Ravalomanana departed for France, his political allies insisted on bringing up the need for the presidential movement to restore order within its midst. As soon as he returns, the issue would figure among the ones at the top of his agenda. Lire la suite »

During a recent trip to Antsirabe, in response to the inflammatory statements made by his detractors, President Ravalomanana maintained that it is time for actions, rather than words. Lire la suite »

Realizing that their efforts to sway the population of the capital city have not been successful, the political opposition entities are redirecting their focus toward provincial cities. Although they have yet to admit it, their unofficial aim is to recreate a destabilization climate, or syndrome akin to that of 1971. Lire la suite »

The autonomous province structure, which, undoubtedly, reminds people too much of former dictator Ratsiraka, is becoming an increasingly troubling issue. The TEZA party prominently figures among the pioneers who demand that this perfectly legal structure be abandoned. Lire la suite »

It is the nth time that the Malagasy President is calling on the politicians to stop the unnecessary bickering. While many yearn for social harmony, a few, obviously, prefer not to hear about it. Lire la suite »

2003, unlike the preceding year, is supposed be an apolitical one. Somewhere, however, a few heads are churning to make it otherwise, and bring politics back to the forefront. Lire la suite »

Those who formerly held hands to overthrow, once and for all, a dictator who hung on to power for 22 long years, are currently embroiled in an endless war of words. Lire la suite »