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Madagascar: Could the Military be the Salvation Government?

By on May 13, 2010
A new government should be put in place in Madagascar to lead the process of ending the crisis. Malagasy media made the prognosis of a government comprising 30 ministers, like its predecessor, headed by Brigadier General Albert Camille Vital.

Among the newcomers to Rajoelina’s head table, eighteen are from the Armed Forces. This means that there are more soldiers than civilians within the called «National Unity government”. Nothing surprising about this fact, since returning from Pretoria, which hosted the unfertile talks between the protagonists of the crisis, Rajoelina, the president of the High Authority Transition (HAT), had mooted the idea of setting up a “neutral» government composed of technicians and military figures. During a press conference, Rajoelina noted that “when the politicians do not agree, leadership and management structure should be conceded to neutrals for there to be equality of opportunity in the various elections.
In reality, Rajoelina has to deal with the military, the ones who put him in office and kept him in the line at moments of crisis that pitted the former strongman of the country, Marc Ravamalonama. Until recently, the Army forced him to resume on the progress of negotiations in South Africa before releasing a plan to the “Big Silent” (Army) to end the crisis just and stabilise the country.

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