A meeting took place yesterday between Christian Ntsay Christian with some members of the collegial government and the ambassadors of seven major countries.
Christian Ntsay, Prime Minister, and some members of the collegial government, met yesterday with the ambassadors of the G7 member countries or the seven richest countries, including Switzerland, France, the United States, Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom as well as that of the European Union.
No comments were given by the participants regarding the topics of discussion during the meeting but it is possible that the upcoming electoral deadlines were at the heart of the discussions. This meeting was expected after the recent appearances of some candidates in discussions with representatives of the international community, especially after the meeting between the collective of eleven candidates with representatives of the European Union at the end of last week. For the Prime Minister,
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Note that among these ambassadors present yesterday, most have already contributed to aid for the preparation of the elections, through the basket fund or by other means such as that of Japan with the provision of rolling stock for the CENI, in order to facilitate the work of the branches of the electoral commission.
The official positions of these members of the international community have been clear until now with a policy of non-interference and support for the holding of the next electoral events. During the celebration of the French National Day at the Residence of France on July 14, Arnaud Guillois, French Ambassador, declared that the elections are Malagasy affairs and only concern the Malagasy people.
The American ambassador, for her part, reiterated the support of the United States for the electoral process when she made her country’s contribution to the basketball fund at the CENI Alarobia, a few months ago. This meeting coincides with the first meeting of the CENI with the representatives of the candidates as non-permanent members of the electoral body, which was boycotted by the representatives of the eleven candidates who form the collective.