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Behind the most well off candidates, a couple of leading political forces can be noticed, namely Andry Rajoelina and Marc Ravalomanana. Jean Louis Robinson, Radavidson Andriamparany, Rajemison Rakotomaharo and Guy Ratrimoarivony used to serve as ministers and advisor in Marc Ravalomanana`s time. In the opposite corner, Hery Rajaonarimampianina, Edgard Razafindravahy, Pierrot Rajaonarivelo, Hajo Andrianainarivelo and Camille Vital have all sworn allegiance to the transitional ruler and been part of his governments. In the end, the presidential elections are likely to come up to a duel between Ravalomanana`s former collaborators and Rajoelina`s minions. The political Ravalomanana-sphere has actually chosen to support Jean Louis Robinson, its leader`s former healthcare minister. As for Rajoelina, even though he has expressed no clear point about it, his support to his finance minister Hery Rajaonarimampianina has become an opened secret, even when his party appointed Edgard Razafindravahy in April as official candidate
The electoral campaign could have begun more intensily. There might well be no less than thirty three candidates able to afford the 50 millions required by their application, yet not everyone of them can support the cost of a large scale campaign, amounting to billions. The lucky ones shine less through their ideas than through their financial power.