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In the background, some close supporters to the new president elected at the conclusion of quite a controversial electoral tournament held by the end of 2013 clearly voiced their readiness to be in for it for the next ten years, or two presidential mandates. The new leadership begins to hoist its true colors up. The power pandemic is reaching Hery Rajaonarimampianina’s clique as easily as his own self. The new born leading party openly announced its intention to run every upcoming electoral race, not the least the communal elections expected to develop by the end of the current year. It will be the HVM’s baptism of fire. The party’s leading layer’s composition is made of acting cabinet members and the president’s co-workers or advisors. For instance, Rivo Rakotovao, acting state minister in charge of infrastructures, equipment and territory management, serves also as the party’s national chairman. This is no insignificant sign. The current prime minister Kolo Roger is part of the party’s bureau’s advisors. The HVM formally endorsed its new political party suit in the run of an evening ceremony held at the Carlton Hostel on Mai 29th. The emergence of a new political party to reckon with may have nasty side effects of its own as well. Side swappers and opportunists will as per usual seize the opportunity to the numbers for the HVM, namely during the communal elections. But on the strategic canvas, the creation of a proper political party is not likely to be widely welcomed with cheers. At the National Assembly for instance, the deputies, who consented in looking down on their respective allegiance and joining forces to support Hery Rajaonarimampianina inside a heterogenic alliance called PMP, might hold this materialization of a proper political party as an evidence of defiance. Through the lower chamber’s corridors, the word “impeachment” is not being whispered on no account. Some deputies would be fond of recalling his political vulnerability with or without party if they were to deny him their support.
The association Hery Vaovao ho an'i Madagasikara (HVM) finally mutated into a standard political party. The time to break free from its previous political family must have come for the new Malagasy president. Still, the transformation of the HVM into a political party does not automatically inspire confidence. The ruling staff would even potentially pay dearly for this move, since it happens to signal a will to keep grip on power, and to battle in the rule of arts if need be.