Politics

Scores of Malagasy voters actually have their names everywhere but inside the electoral register of 7 823 305 names in spite of the registered increase of voters number compared to previous figures. Of course, no department is eager to take the blame for this issue which inevitably arises doubst concerning the reliability of the electoral register as a whole. The National Electoral Commission (CENIT) argues that doubles have been erased from it. How comforting it is supposed to be. Lire la suite »

Confrontations during the electoral campaign did not occur much due to the outstanding number of running candidates. Each of the 33 contestants rather picked his favorite topics up and builds his argumentation to convince voters on them. Let us have a quick round up on those ones supposed to entail the long yearned improvement of the Malagasy people's everyday life. Lire la suite »

Following the Electoral Court's ordered first expulsion of the former president's wife from the presidential race, the Ravalomanana political sphere failed from chosing any other replacement candidate but she. Yet it did not work! In he end, the Ravalomanana political sphere finally drew its plan B out, and pledged support to Dr. Jean Louis Robinson, the omnipotent minister in the TIAKO I MADAGASIKARA party's ruling days. He may consider himself lucky, for the choice was large. Lire la suite »

Since original ideas happen to be scarce, the year 2013's Malagasy presidential electoral campaign comes up to a general fight for popularity through the show off of impressive financial capacity. The ruling power's minions battle each other with billions of Ar in the court of big boys. The other ones, less intertwined with the ruling power or rejected by the Rajoelina clique's leaders, do fight in the lower league underneath theirs. How much money did this electoral showdown enter into state chesses? Valuations did not yet produce any precise answer, first and foremost for widespread lack of transparency and repeated breaches of the electoral law. Lire la suite »

Omer Beriziky, the transitional prime minister, personally and expressly sent this positive message concerning the course of the electoral process to its financial backers and to the bulk of the Malagasy people. In spite of the noticed delays and doubts which have littered the preparation, the presidential elections will unfold on this year's October 25th. Yet, behind such a determination could be lurking some potentially controversial compromises likely to arise protests. Lire la suite »

Everything supposed to be ready to the presidential election day is actually not. Electoral cards have gone behind on the schedule. For noticing the issue, Andry Rajoelina, the transitional leader, summoned an emergency briefing. It happens to prove far from enough though to keep the Opposition away from suspecting, from previous experience, a covered up attempt to postpone the election’s D-Day, as a matter of reigning just a little longer. Lire la suite »

The course of the electoral campaign is getting tenser, now that the showdown is a little more than a week away. In Toamasina city (East), presidential candidat Hery Rajaonarimampianina's headquarters have been set on fire on Monday evening. Outraged militants were already longing for raiding the compound on the day before but the police forces kept them at a distance. Lire la suite »

The Clerical Leaders' Movement or Hetsiky ny Mpitondra Fivavahana (HMF) solemnly announced on October 9th its support to Jean Louis Robinson, que le a annoncé le 9 octobre. Clerical Leaders' Movement is not willing to stay still and merely let things be the way they have to be on October 25th. It is eager to leave its footprint on the elections, according to its own members. Lire la suite »

the pending elections are nowhere near to be on top of their priorities to the people of Madagascar's southern parts, according to Taitsy Gilbert' say, a journal stemming from Behara, a village located in the Amboasary district, on the island's south eastern side. Security or rather the lack of security happens to be a much bigger concern to the whole of the local population Lire la suite »

Two ladies are competing against thirty one men into the year 2013's Malagasy presidential tournament. Saraha Rabearisoa may have had a young political career, but started with full throttle by founding the country's first ever green party. As for Brigitte Rabemanantsoa, she started on top of a small town in the outback, then created her own women only party and entered the Parliament. Is Madagascar ready to be ruled again by a lady? Elia Ravelomanantsoa had led the way back in 2006, and relatively did well during that time's electoral election. This year, there are two of them. Lire la suite »