Peace Agreements Database

Country/entity

Madagascar

Region

Africa (excl MENA)

Agreement name

Roadmap for Ending the Crisis in Madagascar - Commitments by Malagasy Political Stakeholders

Date

13/09/2011

Agreement status

Multiparty signed/agreed

Interim arrangement

Yes

Agreement/conflict level

Intrastate/intrastate conflict (Malagasy Political Crisis (2009)

A conflict between Madagascar’s elected president, Marc Ravalomanana, and an opposition movement led by the Mayor of the capital city Antananarivo, Andry Rajoelina, escalated in early 2009 when street protests and an uprising of parts of the military forced Ravalomanana to resign and go into exile in South Africa. A 2009 agreement called for a transitional government, however, Rajoelina, despite protests from Ravalomanana supporters and foreign governments, appointed a cabinet loyal to himself. The tensions were mediated in 2011 by a SADC mediation effort, which proposed a transitional roadmap that was eventually signed by all major political forces. However, after June 2012, the open conflict broke out once again.

Malagasy Political Crisis (2009) )

Stage

Framework/substantive - partial (Multiple issues)

Conflict nature

Government

Peace process

73: Madagascar peace process

Parties

Malagasy Political Stakeholders

Third parties

Description

Agreement setting forth a roadmap for a transitional period, creating a Transitional Government and launching a national reconciliation process. The aim of the transitional period is to create conditions for holding free and fair elections (I.2, p. 1).

Agreement document

MG_110913_Roadmap for ending the crisis in Madagascar.pdf []

Main category

'In the formation of the Transitional Government, the President of the Transition and the consensus Prime Minister shall ensure a fair an equitable distribution of portfolios, whilst adhering to the criteria of political affiliation, gender representation and regional balance.' (I.6, p. 1).

'For the enlargement of the composition of other transitional institutions, like the Transitional Congress (CT), the High Transitional Council (CST) and the National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI), Malagasy political stakeholders who are parties to this Roadmap shall be invited to submit a list of public figures, from which the President of the Transition shall appoint the members of these institutions. In appointing the members of these institutions, the President of the Transition undertakes to ensure a fair and equitable distribution of positions, whilst adhering to the criteria of political affiliation, gender representation, regional balance and balanced sharing among the Malagasy political stakeholders who are signatories to this Roadmap so as to ensure the smooth running of the Transition.' (I.7, p. 2).

Page 1, I. Transition Institutions
6. The Malagasy political stakeholder shall be invited to submit a list of public figures, from which the President of the Transition, acting on the proposal of the consensus Prime Minister, shall appoint the members of the Transitional Government. In the formation of the Transitional Government, the President of the Transition and the consensus Prime Minister shall ensure a fair and equitable distribution of portfolios, whilst adhering to the criteria of political affiliation, gender representation and regional balance. In case any member of the Government is removed he shall be replaced by another member of his political group in accordance with the same appointment procedure rules;

Page 2, I. Transition Institutions
7. For the enlargement of the composition of other transitional institutions, like the Transitional Congress (CT), the High Transitional Council (CST) and the National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI). Malagasy political stakeholders who are parties to this Roadmap shall be invited to submit a list of public figures, from which the President of the Transition shall appoint the members of these institutions. In appointing the members of these institutions the President of the Transition undertakes to ensure a fair and equitable distribution of positions, whilst adhering to the criteria of political affiliation, gender representation, regional balance and balanced sharing among the Malagasy political stakeholders who are signatories to this Roadmap so as to ensure the smooth running of the transition;

Women, girls and gender

Participation

Effective participation

Page 1, Article I TRANSITIONAL INSTITUTIONS: 6. The Malagasy political stakeholder shall be invited to submit a list of public figures, from which the President of the Transition, acting on the proposal of the consensus Prime Minister, shall appoint the members of the Transitional Government. In the formation of the Transitional Government, the President of the Transition and the consensus Prime Minister shall ensure a fair and equitable distribution of portfolios, whilst adhering to the criteria of political affiliation, gender representation and regional balance. In case any member of the Government is removed he shall be replaced by another member of his political group in accordance with the same appointment procedure rules;

Page 2, Article I TRANSITIONAL INSTITUTIONS: 7. For the enlargement of the composition of other transitional institutions, like the Transitional Congress (CT), the High Transitional Council (CST) and the National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI). Malagasy political stakeholders who are parties to this Roadmap shall be invited to submit a list of public figures, from which the President of the Transition shall appoint the members of these institutions. In appointing the members of these institutions the President of the Transition undertakes to ensure a fair and equitable distribution of positions, whilst adhering to the criteria of political affiliation, gender representation, regional balance and balanced sharing among the Malagasy political stakeholders who are signatories to this Roadmap so as to ensure the smooth running of the transition;

Equality

No specific mention.

Particular groups of women

No specific mention.

International law

No specific mention.

New institutions

No specific mention.

Violence against women

No specific mention.

Transitional justice

No specific mention.

Institutional reform

No specific mention.

Development

No specific mention.

Implementation

No specific mention.

Other

No specific mention.