With elections planned for May 14, the government has lifted the state of emergency to allow campaigning by political parties.

Leaders of some prominent opposition groups had said they would not take part in the elections, planned for June.

Furthermore, it was important that free, fair and credible general elections planned for November 2011 were held.

Despite these incidents, legislative elections planned before the coup were held in April 1964.

This timetable was later tightened even further, with elections planned by the end of September 2007.

In July 1983 there was an announcement of elections planned for October.

The other part would peel off to compete with the opposition in the elections planned for May 20.

Under these conditions, the elections planned for January 2005, if they take place, will be neither free nor fair.

The elections planned for January of this year did not take place and were postponed until the end of 2008.

Rajoelina should also allow his rival to stand in the presidential election planned for September this year.