The Minister of the Interior and Decentralization, Justin Tokely, has once again been talked about. A ministerial note dating from July 27 and whose recipients are the prefects and the heads of the district, with the object of the need for frequent contacts with the population, drew the wrath of the opposition parties. After the Tiako i Madagasikara (TIM), through the declaration of its national president, former president Marc Ravalomanana, the National Movement party for the Independence of Madagascar or Madagascar Home of the Malagasy (MONIMA) to rebel against this situation. ” It is not up to the prefects to list the achievements of the Government “, thundered the Secretary General of the party, Pierre Todiarivo, yesterday, before supporting that” it is a “politicization of the administration” “. Indeed, in this ministerial note n ° 162/2023-MID, Minister Justin Tokely urges prefects and district heads to frequently visit the municipalities of their constituency for the purpose of explaining the general policy of the State and inform the population of the government’s activities and achievements.
Campaign
Less than three months before the first ballot, such a decision will not go unnoticed. It has been carefully scrutinized by the opposition parties. This Monday, in his statement, Marc Ravalomanana, declared candidate for the next presidential election, denounced an electoral machination. ” Following this order from the Minister of the Interior and Decentralization, the strategy and the objective are clear. This is the use of public power to carry out a campaign before the hour to support the leader “, he argued. Marc Ravalomanana denounces yet another transgression of the law. ” We demand the neutrality of the administration and all state agents “, Continued the boss of TIM. This is also the opinion of MONIMA. ” Those in the administration should maintain their neutrality with regard to political parties and “political debates”. Under no circumstances should “civil administrators” campaign for the regime “, has also dropped Pierre Todiarivo.
Provocation
During this pre-election period, this is the second time that a decision from the Ministry of the Interior and Decentralization has been the subject of great opposition from the opposition. Need it be recalled that the ministerial note of March 31, which concerns political demonstrations and political meetings on national territory, provoked a wave of indignation on the part of the opposition. For this new “controversial decision”, the minister should repost, in order to clarify the misunderstandings concerning this subject, otherwise the opposition will give him a soap. Be that as it may, this Monday, Marc Ravalomanana indicated that it is quite simply a question of provocation.
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