Fetison Andrianirina resigns from the PSD party’s presidency

The brand new president of the Social Democratic Party has officially resigned during the party’s national congress ceremony currently held in Antsohihy. He openly addressed the growing hostility between the children left by the first republic’s former late president and party founder Philibert Tsiranana. Ruffine Tsirananana used to be the single supporter of Fetison Andrianirina’s leadership of the PSD party. All of the first republic’s heirs stood against him apart from her. “Going forward this way is not likely to pledge any success in our projects. The unity which I was expecting to inspire makes sense if and only if all of the Party’s militants, its heirs and its supporters are joining hands without distinction and march together. On this account, I hereby regretfully announce to the party’s leading office and to all of its members my resignation from the Social Democratic Party’s presidency” declared Fetison Andrianirina in the Congress’ opening ceremony’s speech. Ruffine Tsiranana, the PSD party’s acting Secretary General, did not oppose the decision and immediately accepted the resignation. Both figures have long been in contact with each other inside Marc Ravalomanana’s political sphere since the beginning of the crisis back in 2009