– We will know who is corrupt and who really wants to help us – announced Michael Randrianirina a week ago, quoted by the local daily “L'Express”, adding that candidates do not have to be 100 percent. flawless, “All we need is to reach 60 percent.”
On Wednesday, Randrianirina announced polygraph tests over 30 people positively tested, to whom he presented the nominations. Most are civilians, but there is also an army officer, a policeman and two gendarmes.
A day later, during the presentation of the new cabinet, the president warned that any act of corruption will result in immediate dismissal and legal proceedings.
The situation in Madagascar
Corruption in Madagascar is ubiquitous and affects every field, and what's worse, it is very often associated with sexual exploitation. The country ranks 148 out of 180 in Transparency International's 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI).
