Bragging, defiance, little "declarations of war" ... the HAT leader’s string of reactions caused by the SADC’s Troika’s meeting’s outcome announced on December, 8th, 2012, is increasingly growing in radicalism. Andry Rajoelina has actually put his money on a massive, personal, exclusive and foregone propaganda in order to mock the regional organization ever attempted to support Marc Ravalomanana and his will to come back home in quality of presidential candidate. Things are now different, since the Tanzanian President Kikwete surprisingly convinced the exiled Malagasy president to give up his candidacy. Stunned by this latest and unexpected development, the year 2009’s putsch maker finds so far nothing better than hardening his stand in order to try to keep in control. Lire la suite »

Fanfaronnades, défiance, petites « déclarations de guerre »... les réactions du chef de la HAT depuis la résolution du sommet de la Troïka de la SADC le 08 décembre 2012 ont été de plus en plus radicales. Alors que Andry Rajoelina a misé sur la propagande et la pré-campagne électorale interdite sauf pour lui-même pour narguer l’organisation régionale qui tenterait de soutenir Marc Ravalomanana dans sa volonté de rentrer au pays et de se porter candidat à la présidentielle, les choses ont changé quand le président en exil s’est laissé convaincre par le président Tanzanien Kikwete de ne pas se présenter. Dépassé par les évènements, celui qui a pris le pouvoir en 2009 ne peut que durcir sa position pour tenter d’y rester. Lire la suite »

As an outcome of the SADC’s Troika’s meeting held in Dar Es Salaam on December 8th, 2012, the regional organization in charge of the settlement of the Malagasy political crisis has for the first time stood a ground about the couple of main core issues, the frame of the enduring political tension in the country. Marc Ravalomanana is fully entitled to return to Madagascar just as every Malagasy exiled political figure, must get convinced of keeping away from running the next presidential race. His political opponent who lead the militarily supported putsch in 2009, namely the transitional leader Andry Rajoelina, will have to emulate though. Lire la suite »