In Madagascar, President Andry Rajoelina presented his traditional end-of-year greetings on Sunday, December 31. In a speech broadcast on national television and radio, the Head of State re-elected on December 1, 2023 took the opportunity to set out the priorities for this second five-year term. While 11 of the 13 candidates in the November 16 ballot continue to strongly contest his re-election, Andry Rajoelina’s first words were unifying words.
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With our correspondent in Antananarivo, Pauline Le Troquier
It is a tone of appeasement and unity that Andry Rajoelina has chosen. Sunday evening, the re-elected president wanted to address his voters, as well as his detractors. “ Those who voted for others [candidats] and those who still hesitate, I promise to be the president of all Malagasy people. It is my duty to bring together patriots of good will to pursue the best interests of the nation. »
Export processed vanilla instead of raw vanilla, thanks to a dedicated factory, to compensate for the loss of value of the spice on international markets; Upgrade gold production in Madagascar to capture foreign currencies, in a context of collapse of the national currency. These major projects presented by Andry Rajoelina are intended to focus on the emergencies of the moment.
Like that of theincrease in the price of rice. “ 80% of Malagasy people live from agriculture. To help farmers, we are going to build a large fertilizer production factory. The objective is food self-sufficiency and the reduction of the price of rice, because we will produce in Madagascar all the rice needs of the Malagasy. »
On the political side, the head of state assures that he will follow the Constitution to the letter in the formation of his new government. As required by article 54 of the supreme law, its Prime Minister will be chosen, on the proposal of the National Assembly. “ After that, the Prime Minister will present the members of the next government. I would like to clarify that nominations will not be dictated by the media coverage of a person, nor by the collection of signatures, but by skills. »
The announcement of the new government team is expected in the coming days.
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