Greetings in Iavoloha: roadmap and elections

Andry Rajoelina produced not a single shadow of the expected appeasement speech. In response to the couple of institution chiefs who did not swear allegiance to him, he used the word « wind » unusually often: « A new wind currently blows over the country, there is already an inclusiveness within the ruling power »; there are the winds bringing luck and others bringing ruin « … The leader of the transition compares the president in exile Marc Ravalomanana to a threatening wind that he alone can keep away from blowing over on the country. 

poorly implemented roadmap. 

Concerning the roadmap, Andry Rajoelina clearly does not intend to have it any other way than his own one and openly warns whoever attempted to stand on his path: « Once the heart is chosen, the sound of its beat must be followed, and coward hesitating steps ruled out « . At least, Prime minister Beriziky found enough courage to recall the need of an implementation of the roadmap « whatever it would take ». 

Releasing political prisoners and to repatriate exiled figures remain the top priority to Mamy Rakotoarivelo The transitional congress president required the complete implementation of the roadmap, namely the release of political prisoners and the unconditional authorization for exiled figures to safely recover home soil. « Whatever has been accepted must be capitalized « , he emphasized. Regarding to the reactions caused by the issue, Marc Ravalomanana´s return from exile happens to be quite a sensitive point within the implementation process. 

Mamy Rakotoarivelo confirmed thereafter the real will to hold elections in 2012. Prime minister Beriziky believed free elections to be likely to bring political appeasement out. He outlined the newly based erection of an independent national electoral Commission, that of a national reconciliation commission and that of an economic, social and cultural council, as institution supposed to support the democratic transition. 

The alleged champion of free elections 

Andry Rajoelina has tackled his presidential campaign long ago and keeps on defending the year 2009´s putsch: « A truly free and transparent election is the real change, for there would be no more political opposition down to the street…as it comes clear to politicians that power can´t be conquered by the elections « . 

Andry Rajoelina baselessly blamed frauds on the former leaderships: « The State used to be in charge of the elections, namely of transporting ballots, and many candidates never saw their ballots reaching the polling stations », he declared, while overlooking the fact that just as so many candidates did not print and deliver enough ballots in time. 

He, who put his trick to the test and claimed a foregone victory at his referendum in 2010, declared: « Our introduction of the unique ballot was the change which brought equality of odds out for everyone « . The chief of the TGV recalled with pride his single electoral glory. « I was elected mayor with 63% without stealing a single one voice « . As a matter of fact he was, and as mayor he launched a military putsch and did away with the choice of millions of voters.