Prime Minister related issue: will the President choose with or without political negotiations ?

In the Palace of Iavoloha, the two candidates contending for Prime Minister’s position met with President Rajaonarimampianina. According to the usual practice in Madagascar, it is little more than a standard job interview. The boss put both applicants’ competences to the test to as well as their respective motivation to cooperate with him.
The Mapar MPs relentlessly putting the Article 54 from the Constitution of the 4th Republic forth as their asset, are in the end, far from finding it easy to put their will through. The political agreement basically supposed to be deal in the run of negotiations led behind the scenes was no longer made possible because of the public presentation of Haja André Resampa . The parliamentary majority emphasized the stand by flexing muscles a bit more. 75 members of the parliament who swore allegiance to the Mapar and the GPS advocated their candidate’s application at the Presidential Palace Ambohitsorohitra . The strong message is however likely to have the opposite effect, namely drawing the president to reject recently sacked political figure currently so insistently imposed on him at an even more relevant position.
But how free is actually the President of the Republic in his choice? Can he really overlook the Article 54 of the Constitution? In another opinion, the High Constitutional Court reiterates that the ” Republic’s President’s predomination, justified by democratic legitimacy granted by an election, over the Prime Minister, head of Government, making the latter the former’s subordinate. “
The High Constitutional Court argues that ” this political upper hand relies however massively on the parliamentary majority’s support to the President: could the majority ever turn against the President, the presidential prevailing power will no longer be.” The Court does mention any final impediment yet, which could only possibly be motivated by serious and repeated violations of the Constitution, like high treason for example, and not by mere political disagreement between the parliamentary majority and the head of the State.
The High Constitutional Court states that ” the President of the Republic and the Prime Minister are expected to work together in order to ensure stability and regularity to governmental actions, and effective implementation to the policy to be capitalized by Ministers” Any smooth work has to be based first and foremost on ” free and fair cooperation between the two leaders of the executive power.”
The Constitution does not rule out the possibility to sack the Government on “serious misconduct” or because of “striking failure “, based on assessment from the President of the Republic, the Chief Executive Power’s leader in chief.
In the legal battle, the tide is turning in favor of the elected president. The 49 Rajoelina supportive MPs are probably realizing that they can not win only thanks to the Article 54 of the Constitution. “Look, we are 75 and there are 147 MPs in the Assembly,” insisted Harijaona Randriarimalala from the GPS ally. By so doing, he bluntly rejects the fact that PMP must have collected 95 signatures in support of its candidate. It is not impossible that some members may still be remaining undecided between the two candidates.
President Rajaonarimampianina keeps on with his talks before tackling its political negotiations which will lead to his choice. It could simply require the Mapar to present another candidate who would happen to be more complying with his national unity government policy of openness. This is the price to pay for political stability.
Voices begin to have their say among representatives of the international community. The European Union expects a break with usages of the past, in other words a Prime Minister with no links with the Transition. The United States expect a neutral Prime Minister who has the confidence of the Malagasy and that of the international community as well. The used diplomatic tone addresses President Rajaonarimampianina loud and clear, formally without pressure. France does not have to worry though, as long as candidates remain … French !