Madagascar: National Assembly Opens Second Ordinary Session Amid Financial Debates and Political Rivalries

Deputies in Madagascar are gathering at the National Assembly on October 20 for the opening of the second ordinary session of the year. This session will notably focus on the examination of the government's 2027 budget law. With the IMF's fiscal discipline criteria in the background, this session could also highlight the power dynamics between the head of state and the president of the National Assembly, whose initial alliance has turned into rivalry in the run-up to the next presidential election. This session could also illustrate the power struggle between the head of state and the president of the National Assembly, whose initial alliance has turned into rivalry in the run-up to the next presidential election. Deputies in Madagascar are gathering at the National Assembly on October 20 for the opening of the second ordinary session of the year. This session will notably focus on the examination of the government's 2027 budget law.