The HAT members’ speech: a way out of from the crisis without Monja Roindefo

Following their failure to vote an impeachment motion against Monja Roindefo, the members of the HAT tackled preparations for the continuation of the political negotiations. The goal would be a general acceptation of forthcoming elections, in order to attract financial help from an international community severely slammed by this group of politicians stemming from various parties, now all makeshift allies of the Rajoelina mobility. 

“The Transition’s main mission is to create the conditions for the institution of the 4th Republic, starting with a credible, transparent and validated electoral process” read the statement signed by the members of the HAT, not on behalf of the institution as such though, since their president is not involved in the declaration. 

The HAT members are asking for a due assessment of the current political party sway from mediators.  They, first of all, want to assess the political weight of the parties which contributed to oust the elected president. Next, they are asking for a consideration of the political weight of those which have been contesting elections since 2002, as the Tiako i Madagasikara party was largely dominating the game. It is actually an indirect attack against Prime minister Roindefo and his appalling 0,001% score in December 2009’s presidential election. 

The Monima party president has, although, been the first declared candidate. Then, he withdrew for not having been able to provide voting ballots and for alleging that the poles would neither be free nor transparent. According to the HAT, the Monima party must neither be a major actor in the resolution of the crisis nor star in the erection of a consensual and inclusive Transition.   

For the HAT alliance therefore, let’s slam the door to the Monima and Monja Roindefo and half-open it to the three other mobilities. “If we have to open the Transition’s future institutions to various former regimes’ figures, they must display good will and not be involved in any destabilization machineries”. 

Such a request addressed to the mediators is a proof of the Rajoelina mobility’s difficulties to tackle the consensus. The HAT wants “the Transition not to be a hurdle against peace and development”, whereas it is all that it has been since the takeover operated by Andry Rajoelina, whose regime has become entangled in the political and economic crisis. 

It is still very hard, for the time being, to figure out a HAT buying into a scheme “involving the country’s political and social forces by mean of a national reconciliation process”, and which would be out of its control but rather emerged from genuine national unity. It estimates yet that the main major issue remains the erection of a system valuable enough to avoid crisis cycles”. 

The HAT made an unprecedented speech to the international community, estimating that “a condemnation of the state would mean sanctions inflicted upon the Malagasy people”. Then it raised the tone: “it would be unfair and unacceptable to apply it to Madagascar which has suffered so much”. The HAT does not often miss the opportunity to teach lessons: “the international community should rather help us, through positive measures, to hasten the erection of the fourth Republic within the next months”.