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Madagascar govt, minor parties agree new poll dates

Madagascar’s government has agreed new election dates with minor political parties, but without the three main opposition parties the latest bid to end a dragging political crisis could fail.

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Madagascar’s Rajoelina rallies 50 parties in new bid for breakthrough

Madagascar’s Highest Transitional Authority President Andry Rajoelina rallied 50 political parties on Friday in an agreement to support his leadership during the ongoing transitional period.

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Chief mediator in fresh Madagascar peace bid

The chief mediator of Madagascar’s political crisis launched a fresh attempt Thursday to find a solution to the Indian Ocean island state’s turmoil sparked by a coup in March 2009.

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Rajoelina bows to ‘interests of the nation’

Antananarivo – Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina said on Wednesday that he will not contest presidential elections slated for November this year in a bid to end the political crisis on the Indian Ocean island.

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Madagascar: Leaders to Meet in New Bid to Resolve Political Deadlock

Four months after Madagascar’s de facto leader Andry Rajoelina repudiated internationally-brokered mechanisms aimed at restoring constitutional rule, African leaders will make a new attempt this week to resolve the country’s political deadlock.

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