Siteny Randrianasoloniaiko retains National Assembly presidency
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Madagascar Tribune
Madagascar National Assembly vice-president Fanomezantsoa Andrianjanahary says no procedure is under way to remove the Permanent Bureau, confirming Siteny Randrianasoloniaiko remains president. MPs are continuing to examine the 2027 finance bill, according to Madagascar Tribune.
Fanomezantsoa Andrianjanahary, vice-president of Madagascar’s National Assembly representing the former province of Fianarantsoa, said on Thursday 12 November that no initiative was under way to remove the institution’s Permanent Bureau. MPs from Vondron’ny Fihavaozan’i Madagasikara (VFM) would in particular maintain their support for National Assembly president Siteny Randrianasoloniaiko, according to Madagascar Tribune.
Parliamentary proceedings are continuing, including consideration of the 2027 finance bill, while the low attendance of MPs at some budget sessions has raised questions. Fanomezantsoa Andrianjanahary explained these absences by saying elected representatives were travelling to their constituencies to present their parliamentary activities to voters, according to Madagascar Tribune.
The position of Siteny Randrianasoloniaiko, president of Madagascar’s National Assembly, nevertheless raises questions because of his recent discretion in communications about the Refoundation regime. No verified information confirms a dispute between him and Colonel Michaël Randrianirina, Madagascar’s head of state, according to Madagascar Tribune.
The clarification comes as the National Assembly had already undergone a major change in leadership on 15 October 2025. Siteny Randrianasoloniaiko’s role in establishing the current authorities notably dates back to his approach to the High Constitutional Court, before decision No. 10-HCC/D3 of 14 October 2025 invited the military authority led by Michaël Randrianirina to exercise the functions of head of state, according to Madagascar Tribune.
