Government: the Prime minister and the financial backers are losing patience

The Transition’s government chief is still waiting with growing anxiety for his staff to be shaped up. “During this Transition, the Prime minister does not build up the government, contrary to the previous one, set up in 72 hours by Monja Roindefo at Andry Rajoelina’s demand”, explained Eugene Mangalaza. “He cannot ask me for the same favor”. The nominee from the Ratsiraka mobility is somehow trying to contribute a wee bit more to the constitution of his own national unity government. “I am doing my best possible to move things forward as fast as possible”, he said. Eugene Mangalaza reminded that the constitution of the transitional government is up to mobility leaders and that the Prime minister is only entitled to agree on their choices. “I am asking them to take their responsibility” he insisted. “It is time to show what the Transition’s supreme interest is “. Eugene Mangalaza regretted that “slight disputes” and figures related issues could hinder the various involved sides from coming up to a consensus. “This transitional government is not going to be a long term one; that is it the consensus… The most important is to collaborate and direct together”. Family life is not meant to be the easiest one within the transitional government. Following the European Union’s example, Madagascar’s financial backers and partners are keeping on putting political mobilities under growing pressure in order to make the inclusive and consensual Transition come true. “They are actually longing for the settlement of the government and the electoral schedule”, argued Prime Minister Mangalaza. The latter is sharing the EU’s point according to which “nothing but elections will restore order for good”. However, Eugene Mangalaza is skirting around the subject of international community’s sanctions which reminds that Madagascar is not yet totally free from punishment. “It is not a threat but a recall of the most important issue”, he argued. A national unity Prime Minister without a government will fail from earning recognition from the international community. It means that financial backers will have no official to deal with. In the FED case for example, the Union has had so far no national organizer to address for lack of recognized Finance Minister, a seat currently harshly disputed by all mobilities. The clock runs against Prime Minister Mangalaza. Potentially applied sanctions would be tremendously complicated to lift up. Madagascar has already been granted a six months long reprieve, a privilege denied to other African countries which underwent unconstitutional government alteration as Mauritania. The EU pledges help to the organization of elections and to development, provided that the inclusive and consensual Transition’s institutions are being erected.