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Andry Rajoelina's centralised style of government comes under fire from his own majority

As the 2023 presidential elections approach and head of state Andry Rajoelina prepares to run for a new term, his highly centralised style of government is increasingly running into criticism from the MMM party. [...]

Published on 13.04.2022 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Andry Rajoelina
Arche de la nation
Christian Ntsay
Didier Ratsikara
Edgard Razafindravahy
Espérance Pélandroy
Hajo Andrianainarivelo
Malagasy Miara-Miainga
Sophie Ratsiraka
Valery Ramonjavelo
Vladimir Putin

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Ex-presidents Rajaonarimampianina and Ravalomanana hatch anti-Rajoelina alliance

Hery Rajaonarimampianina and Marc Ravalomanana have been discreetly working on an electoral pact. They struck a deal in principle last month and may reach out to other opposition leaders in Madagascar to take on an electoral system that is very firmly in the hands of the current president.

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Former Malagasy presidents Hery Rajaonarimampianina and Marc Ravalomanana.

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Electoral commission boss keen to recoup vehicles taken by former team

After arriving at the head of Madagascar's Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) at the end of 2021, Arsène Dama was surprised to discover that the former team led by Hery Rakotomanana had not returned the 4X4 Mitsubishi Pajero Sports made available to them.

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Madagascar
Andry Rajoelina on the hunt for a new PR agency

The office of the president in Madagascar is looking for a new PR agency. Since President Andry Rajoelina took office in 2018, it had been using Parisian public affairs specialist Concerto, run by François Hurstel.

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Under pressure from social media, Andry Rajoelina prepares a reshuffle

Only seven months after the August 2021 reshuffle, Malagasy President Andry Rajoelina has announced his intention to alter the government team. Most of the ministers that could be on their way out have recently been attacked or exposed in scandals on social media.

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Madagascar
Martial artists square up in presidential pre-campaign

Siteny Randrianasoloniaiko is still a member of Andry Rajoelina's presidential majority in parliament, but he is a cause of concern for the head of state. Rajoelina worries that the man who recently became head of the African Judo Union may have his eyes on the presidency in the 2023 elections.

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Malagasy MP Siteny Randrianasoloniaiko, President of the African Judo Union.

Madagascar
Clash between Rajoelina and advisor Ravatomanga shakes the island

The deepening but largely unacknowledged rift between President Andry Rajoelina and his omnipresent advisor, the businessman Maminiaina Ravatomanga, is having repercussions on the country's entire political apparatus as well as on key pillars of the economy.

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Looking for a third man to run

The idea is starting to take hold that it could be possible for the President of the High Authority for the Transition (HAT) Andry Rajoelina known as TGV and his rival Marc Ravalomanana to not take part in the presidential [.

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Ex-presidents Rajaonarimampianina and Ravalomanana hatch anti-Rajoelina alliance

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Electoral commission boss keen to recoup vehicles taken by former team

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Andry Rajoelina on the hunt for a new PR agency

Madagascar
Under pressure from social media, Andry Rajoelina prepares a reshuffle

Madagascar
Martial artists square up in presidential pre-campaign

Madagascar
Clash between Rajoelina and advisor Ravatomanga shakes the island

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