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Madagascar
Democracy watchdog under heavy pressure from Rajoelina

The HCDDED is in Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina's crosshairs after receiving complaints from opposition MPs. [...]

Published on 10/04/2023 at 05:40 GMT

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Andry Rajoelina
Christian Ntsay
Daniel Randrianarivony
Dina Andriamaholy
Eleonore Johasy
Florent Rakotoarisoa
HCDDED
Inspection generale de l'Etat
Malagasy Tonga Saina
Pierre Lenoble Navony
Roland Ratsiraka
Tsara Tahafina

Inner circles | Madagascar
Rajoelina's National Assembly lieutenants

With a clear majority in parliament, the president has ensured that his big guns will head up the country's most strategic regions. A handful of MPs, elected as independents, are also likely to back him and give him a two-thirds majority.

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Malagasy president Andry Rajoelina casts his vote at a polling station in Antananarivo, Madagascar, on 29 May 2024.

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Concerns over pro-Rajoelina bias of constitutional court

Madagascar's highest court is at the heart of a political crisis in the run-up to next month's first round of voting. Its nine judges are viewed as being too close to the head of state.

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Rajoelina cold-shouldered by international lenders over election financing

After having had their fingers burned in 2018, the international financial institutions are reluctant to finance the presidential elections due in nine months. The electorial commission is asking for $33m, which is $18m more than five years ago.

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A polling station in Antananarivo during the second round of the presidential election, 18 December 2018.

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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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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.

Inner circles | Madagascar
President Rajoelina's clique of trusted advisors

Andry Rajoelina, cloistered at the Iavoloha Palace, relies on a hand-picked team to manage the country's affairs. They are chosen above all for their loyalty to the president, and appear more interested in public relations than in dealing with the important affairs of state.

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Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina and his wife Mialy.

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Andry Rajoelina
Christian Ntsay
Daniel Randrianarivony
Dina Andriamaholy
Eleonore Johasy
Florent Rakotoarisoa
HCDDED
Inspection generale de l'Etat
Malagasy Tonga Saina
Pierre Lenoble Navony
Roland Ratsiraka
Tsara Tahafina

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From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Madagascar
Democracy watchdog under heavy pressure from Rajoelina

Inner circles | Madagascar
Rajoelina's National Assembly lieutenants

Madagascar
Concerns over pro-Rajoelina bias of constitutional court

Spotlight | Madagascar
Rajoelina cold-shouldered by international lenders over election financing

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Ex-presidents Rajaonarimampianina and Ravalomanana hatch anti-Rajoelina alliance

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President Rajoelina's clique of trusted advisors