News: The latest meetings of presidential candidates in Madagascar
The presidential race in Madagascar is entering its home stretch. This Sunday, November 12, two candidates are holding one of their last meetings before the first round of the election scheduled for Thursday, November 16. The outgoing president Andry Rajoelina is holding his meeting in Antananarivo, while the opposition candidate, Siteny Randrianosoloniaiko, is in Toamasina, in the east of the country.
However, despite the progress of the electoral campaign, the “Collective of 10” still categorically refuses to consider holding the election. The members of the collective affirm that there will be no election on November 16 and reject any idea of a boycott strategy. They consider the President of the National Assembly, who requested a suspension of the electoral process, as a figure of “institutional coup d’état”. The interim government, for its part, remains firm and calls on the population to vote massively.
This duel between the outgoing president and the opposition candidate is taking place in a tense political context, marked by a standoff and a two-speed campaign. While President Rajoelina is leading a seemingly classic campaign, candidate Randrianosoloniaiko is continuing his despite the circumstances, claiming not to believe in empty chair politics.
As we get closer to voting day, the political battle intensifies and the stakes become higher and higher. The next few days will be decisive in determining the future president of Madagascar.
To find out more about political news in Madagascar, you can consult the articles already published on our blog:
– “Presidential election in Madagascar: the duel between Rajoelina and Randrianosoloniaiko”
– “The “Collective of 10” maintains its position and refuses the presidential election”
– “Civil society opposes the holding of the presidential election in Madagascar”
– “The electoral campaign in Madagascar: between tensions and hopes”
– “The economic issues of the next presidential election in Madagascar”
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