Ravalomanana-Rajoelina, le rendez-vous de la discorde

Ravalomanana vs. Rajoelina, the meeting between arch enemies

Scheduling any potential talks between the exiled president Marc Ravalomanana and the current transitional leader, Rajoelina, already happens to be a cause for disputes actually long before talks are decided at all. When should they be tackled? Before or after June 26th? Where do they have to be tackled? The opposed political spheres obviously have opposed stands! No matter, the situation definitely sums up to a comeback to basics, namely, to a meeting between the main wire pullers in the political crisis in Madagascar.

The HAT and its allies play the clock and want anything to happen after June 26th, if at all. The official excuse sounds like the will to let the Malagasy people celebrate the independence’s 52nd anniversary in peace The statement was turned out by the Foreign Affairs Minister on behalf of the national unity government “which does not object against any meeting between Ravalomanana and Rajoelina provided that it comes true after the national day and in a third neutral country.” This geographical reference hints that the HAT rejected through the voice of one part of its government the prospects of meeting in Madagascar or in South Africa, the exiled president’s host country

In no way before June 26th, the unilateral position

The Ravalomanana political sphere did denounce the HAT’s unilateral decision based on a poor excuse, and recalled how burdening the political situation’s economic reflection actually is. “We did not retire from cabinet meetings because of this issue, but they had to do without taking our stand into consideration” revolted Deputy Prime Minister Pierrot Botozaza. “This statement is all foremost an opinion from the Government and must definitely not relevant into scheduling the meeting,” he added.

“The Heads of State of SADC member states called upon an emergency meeting to start between Ravalomanana and Rajoelina. Waiting for June 26th before complying would come up to underestimating that call’s relevance” insisted the leader of Ministers politically stemming from the Ravalomanana sphere. The Transitional Congress’ President equally agrees and emphasizes. “In a third country after June 26th, is it? …, let the government be praised for having finally issued a clear stand. The SADC will decide. As far as the Ravalomanana political sphere is concerned, we would like these talks to come true in Antananarivo and before June 26th”” replied Mamy Rakotoarivelo.

No alteration of the roadmap allowed

The Ravalomanana political sphere “holds the lack of will to properly implement the roadmap as the main and single amplifier of the crisis’ effects”. Mamy Rakotoarivelo listed out “promises of social or political appeasement, homecoming for exiled figures and so on have not been kept.” He added that any postponement of this crucial meeting between the main decision makers in this crisis would compel the Malagasy to celebrate Independence Day in thorough uncertainty about the national course of history.

The TGV, Rajoelina’s party does no longer look as terrified as it was before by this kind of summit meeting in which its leader repeatedly used to take the turbid out of them and give in to the opposition. Apart from the aforesaid conditions though, the TGV wants a couple of its wishes to be fulfilled: Rajoelina must remain in control as President of the transition and the roadmap must remain the way it is.

As a matter of fact, the Ravalomanana precisely happens to be infuriated by the Rajoelina sphere’s unwillingness to implement relevant sections of this very same roadmap supposed to remain the way it is. The HAT skirts around its responsibility into the crisis settlement process behind the establishment of various institutions at the expenses of consensus and inclusiveness. “Something is definitely going wrong into the management of state matters within this so-called national unity government. The roadmap has neither schedule nor deadline; it means that it has to be implemented right away, the quicker, the better. The Ravalomanana political sphere is now bound to engage into direct talks with the transitional leader in order to put an end to this crisis. Without political will from both sides, nothing will ever end” concluded the Deputy Prime Minister Botozaza..