Christiane Razanamahasoa and MAPAR longing for keeping the executive power under control

Christiane Razanamahasoa’s victory was granted by 77 votes against 69. She is now President of the National Assembly. Only one vote was invalid out of the 147 cast ones. This victory was a done deal from scratch since the parliamentary MAPAR group’s 49 deputies, devoted to their “President” Andry Rajoelina, secured by every possible way support from 26 independent parliament members from the Special Parliamentary Group.
Money or disqualification threats by the Electoral Court ? The former leader of the Transition rejected every allegation, as per usual, claiming that his only tool was persuasion. The use of his power of the time is merely half whispered, his obligation of neutrality, considering that he did not resign from his position, completely overlooked. The election of Ms. Razanamahasoa a reliable ally from the very early hours of the year 2009’s putsch, offers some shimmers of legitimacy to the transitional political force denied leadership but longing for keeping its grip over the countries and its institutions, namely the Assembly, the government and even the presidency.
A lady on top of the National Assembly
This is a second to none event. “In the gender equality era, it was fair to have a lady on top of the assemby” stated Christine Razanamahasoa . At 62, the magistrate brought four children to earth and has now five grandchildren. She was a swimming champion in the 1970s. She was known as the inflexible Transitional Minister of Justice from 2009 to 2013. Her major achievement was the retaliation against the transitional ruling power’s enemies. She equally succeeded in keepin the ousted president out of the country. Her election on top of the Assembly would actually also be of importance during the incoming debate concerning amnesty laws.
After her electoral victory, Christine Razanamahasoa revealed in a little bit more about her “program.” She yearns for restoring the image of the National Assembly. “The power granted to us by the Constitution requires us to deserve it and be found worthy,” she told out to her peers. The newly elected President of the Lower Chamber gets a move on to “put her grip over the executive power”. This project hints though, that the MAPAR has no control of its own over the presidency and dreads the next government which will come up.
Cohabitation and struggle to get the upper hand
Razanamahasoa advocates the monitoring of law implementations, development programs, public services as well an enhanced control of public expenditure.. “MPs will enjoy a real importance, because the legislature will preserve its independency from the other powers ,” she has said. “We are not just going to pass laws for the government, we will make legislative proposals … proposals and projects will be balanced.”
The President of the National Assembly promises the triumph of the Republic’s Constitution inside the palace of Democracy and advocates respect to be granted to the Opposition. But which opposition at all?
This parliamentarian electoral pattern displays a certain balance between a parliamentarian alliance steered by a former Leader of the Transition Andry Rajoelina dying for the position of prime minister, and a coalition supportive of President Hery Rajaonarimampianina, which expected to collect 75 votes. Cohabitation is inevitable.