Geneva Consensus: negotiations are not over

The Ravalomanana mobility wanted the ultimate meeting between the four mobility leaders to take place in Africa. It sounded quite legitimate in the name of authority hierarchy. The Rajoelina mobility energetically opposed it, persuaded that the African countries are unfavourable to him, and more inclined to the deposed president. According to Albert Zafy, the most appropriated would have been the organization of the meeting in Madagascar or in Maputo without granting much importance to the location. 

In the end, of all the political mobility leaders, Didier Ratsiraka could well be entitled to the Paris-Geneva car journey to join the meeting place. The choice of Switzerland is meaning that the mediation is no more topped by the African Union, but by the United Nations. The UN envoy, Trébilé Dramé, had probably advanced a too hasty conclusion on the so-called consensus currently criticized from all sides. 

According to Jean Louis Rakotoamboa from the Ravalomanana mobility, the former president’s party is making for Geneva in order to negotiate. « It will be a negotiation, and in no way an assessment, as the recent ICG mission in Antananarivo was », he affirmed. The SG of the Teza party outlined as well that the outcome of the meeting, held on October 06th at the Carlton hotel, are only proposals that have not yet been validated by the consensus. 

« So far, there have only been shadows of schemes since Maputo II. The Rajoelina mobility proposed Andry Rajoelina as president, Rajemison Rakotomaharo vice-president and Jacques Sylla on top of the Transition’s Congress ». Jean Louis Rakotoamboa also noticed the three mobilities’ proposals to entrust the leading roles to figures from the armed forces. 

As far as the Ravalomanana mobility is concerned, an Andry Rajoelina president, Emmanuel Rakotovahiny vice-president and Eugene Mangalaza chief of the transitional government, is still one more draft. It actually still refuses to sign any consensus granting power to the author of the putsch. This position is even more radical than the strong objection against the possibility for Andry Rajoelina to contest the presidential election and direct the transitional regime all the way. 

Andry Rajoelina is going to Geneva with another accomplished fact; he has already self proclaimed President of the Transition. The Maputo charter, the International Contact Group’s declarations at the end of the four mobility talks at the Carlton hotel and especially the ordered appointment of a national unity Prime minister, are meant to serve as justifications. 

On Wednesday, Eugene Mangalaza has been received by Andry Rajoelina. The new Prime minister is playing a very low profile, though he has already started consultations for the constitution of his national unity government. The official car parked in front of his hotel in Antaninarenina is the only sign of his statute of Prime minister. Eugene Mangalaza has, besides, made for the presidential on foot, only escorted by some bodyguards. In this year 2009, it is the third time that Madagascar has two Prime ministers.