French Shadow Hovering over the Crisis in Madagascar

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The Malagasy youth movement, which is calling for a general strike on Thursday, is calling for the resignation of President Andry Rajoelina. The legitimacy of the head of state, at the bottom, has in fact never been solid: from the beginning, it is based in part on the support of France.

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On 27 September, the Embassy of France Madagascar considered very harsh the reaction of the local government to the large demonstrations of young people following the water cuts and considered that "all scenarios" were now open. The above-mentioned noue that we publish reflects the assessments of the French diplomatic figure after a meeting attended by the French Ambassador and the Unsaillers of Foreign Trade (CCE). The general and security situ…