After seven years of political turmoil, Madagascar finally democratically elected a president in 2014. However, President Hery Rajaonarimampianina has come under scrutiny during his entire time in office, and Madagascar's parliament voted to impeach him last year over constitutional violations. However, Rajaonarimampianina remains in office, retaining his distinction of 'global leader with the longest name' (really!). In a recent interview, Rajaonarimampianina stated that one of his primary goals is to implement political stability; however, Madagascar remains one of the least politically stable countries in the world. He is also working to improve Madagascar's economy, which is also one of the world's weakest. Hunger, poverty, and corruption run rampant in the country, and Rajaonarimampianina has so far done little to address these. He plans to use the country's natural resources to boost its economy, particularly in the realms of tourism and renewable energy. However, he lacks parliamentary support, and many of the Malagasy people don't even know his name. We may complain about Donald Trump (rightly so, in my opinion), but Madagascar's political situation definitely seems worse than ours.
Source: http://www.euronews.com/2016/06/04/madagascar-s-president-to-finance-future-by-using-resources/
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