Regional conferences: how old must an easy to oust president?

The man of the situation, the constitutionalist Honoré Rakotoarmanana feels overfown with the so many proposals of constitutional amendments. “Each and everyone’s idea must be collected “, he said. According to the ex-president of the High Constitutional Court, rewriting it out is not necessary, articles or ideas that appeared in the previous laws can only be altered. 

At present, the dominant proposition is that of a strong presidential regime. Madagascans look keen on it. The stake is, according to the jurist Honoré Rakotomanana, to flag this supreme power. There are predefined procedures when the people want a change in the state management, one cannot oust a power as he likes “, he oulined. The example of the first Republic is put forward, in particular the executive’s censorship starting with the government. 

The context itself wants the debate on the new constitution to focus on a presidential reversing which doesn’t look like a Coup. The essential is, according to the experts, to find a long term compromise for a final text. They dread that the possible supremacy of militant devotion in the proceedings. The resolution of these conferences might propose a constitution susceptible to generate another crisis in the country. 

On one hand, a president with an almost absolute power is yearned. Of another side, a president deprived of power, confined to the signature of orders and to guarantee the national sovereignty, is proposed. In short an easy to reverse president in case of popular discontent and that doesn’t have any authority on the autonomous army. On the other hand, Andry Rajoelina wants the president’s requested age to be lowered to 35 years. Something to order, in fact. 

In the regions of the former Faritanies, the debate on the constitution is openly political. In Toamasina, Atsinanana region, federate States have always been proposed. Age required to be a candidate to the presidential: 40 years, which suggests the rule out of Andry Rajoelina, present chief of the transition for the next presidential elections. 

Marc Ravalomanana is not spared by a partial amnesty for facts before December 2008. In Mahajanga, for the 40 years old president is also asked as well as a limitation of the number of mandates to two. The cancellation of parliamentary immunity is proposed. 

Facing the strong proposition to maintain the age of the president of Republic to 40 years, the HAT’s propaganda puts pressure on those supposed to be sympathizers. Desires to hinder Andry Rajoelina from standing in the next election because of his young age are denounced. The referendum might sum up to saying yes or no to the Transition’s chief.