Thursday , 28 March 2024
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The political parties, which have endorsed President Ravalomanana, are currently asserting their willingness to formally rally behind the president, and create a new majority, within his sphere of influence.

Formalizing the presidential sphere of influence

Slowly, but surely, the presidential sphere of influence will formally reunite the pro-Ravalomanana political parties in an effort to better coordinate, and carry out the new leadership?s political agenda.

The KMMR, which served as a support committee to President Ravalomanana during the December presidential election, is now dissolved. However, the political parties which endorsed him, then, intend to align themselves with him, now. Regardless of their individualized stance, these various political entities, are currently asserting their willingness to rally behind the new president, and to support his agenda.

Alain Ramaroson, MASTERS party president, and founder, clearly announced that he no longer wished to align himself with the opposition, despite the fact that he used to be an ally of former president Albert Zafy who has been keeping his distance from Marc Ravalomanana. As a fierce opponent of former dictator Didier Ratsiraka, for decades, Alain Ramaroson endorsed President Ravalomanana during his successful bid for the presidency in December, 2001. Along with the majority of the political parties which endorsed Ravalomanana, he would like to remain within the fold of the presidential sphere of influence.

Evariste Marson, RPSD party?s national secretary, also continues to support the idea of forming a presidential sphere of influence. One of former president Didier Ratsiraka?s many victims, the party?s general secretary, Eugene Voninahitsy, who spent six months in prison for writing bad checks, and was stripped of his status as a deputy, also asserts his willingness to rally behind a stabilized presidential sphere of influence.

Although TIM, President Ravalomanana?s newly formed party, is currently attracting numerous members from the other parties which endorsed him during his bid for the presidency, the general secretary to RPSD does not see anything wrong with this kind of ?migration?. However, he wishes to have a healthy consensus, one which would allow each member to play a more active role within the fold of the presidential sphere of influence. This is most critical now, as we approach the up-coming general election which, according to political leaders, should generate a newly restructured Executive Branch.

Translated by J. F. Razanamiadana