Political ruthlessness towards opposition candidates

Siteny Randrianasoloniako, a Malagasy MP elected in Toliara under the banner of the opposition alliance Firaisankina, said that the political pressure on opposition candidates in the upcoming municipal elections is in full swing. He particularly condemned the arrest in Toliara of one of his close collaborators, Tony Perkins, which, according to the statements of the former presidential candidate, is clearly just a political strategy aimed at preventing the accused from participating in the next elections.

During the legislative elections last May, Tony Perkins was actually a candidate for the municipal elections in the urban commune of Toliara, replacing Siteny Randrianasoloniaiko. However, if he had published a report on social networks about the spoiled rice that arrived in Cité Soleil, he would have been subject to judicial sanctions. He is just accusing, and there is evidence for what he says », Appointment of the President of the African Judo Federation.

Siteny Randrianasoloniako insists that this is political intimidation, both near and far. But the future candidate of Firaisankina for the municipal elections of December 11 is not the only one who has been forced to exclude himself from the list. There is also the former President of the Republic and leader of the opposition, Marc Ravalomanana, who has announced his candidacy for the municipal elections in Antananarivo.

The announcement by the General Tax Administration that the outstanding taxes need to be paid is a political measure that included criticism by President Ravalomanana of Siteny Randrianasoloniako, who has shown strong support for the founder of Tiamat Madagascar (TIM). He is the only person to date who has achieved a complete transformation of Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, during his tenure as mayor. “. For the strong men of Toliara, the founder of the Tico Empire must return to the head of the Antananarivo City Hall.

Other candidates of Philae Sankina in the provincial capital city elections are also subject to political harassment by the current regime. However, there has been no ruling on their cases so far.