Minister of Refoundation Hanitra Razafimanantsoa met with FFKM church leaders yesterday at Voara village. After several delays caused by the FFKM, national consultations now have a confirmed timeline. The process launch is scheduled for September 14 next at the fokontany level. The calendar is finally set. After months of waiting and several failed announcements, national consultations led by the Ecumenical Council of Christian Churches (FFKM) will begin on September 14, 2026 at the fokontany level. The announcement was made yesterday at Voara village in Andohatapenaka, following a religious ceremony led by FFKM church leaders. The announced process will unfold in stages. After the fokontany, consultations will move to communes on October 5, then districts on October 26, and regions on November 16. The final stage, national consultation, is scheduled between March and May 2027. This new timeline comes after several missed deadlines. Minister Hanitra Razafimanantsoa acknowledged that the launch had previously been planned for December 2025, then May and June 2026. This time, the government wants to believe in the actual start of the process. For Hanitra Razafimanantsoa, the stakes are high. It is necessary to "give space" to Malagasy people to express themselves and allow voices to rise from the grassroots to the top. The minister presents these consultations as a first in the country's recent political history. A "first edition" intended, according to her, to become a unique and especially sustainable initiative. Her diagnosis is straightforward. "Repeated political crises would be largely linked to the absence of genuine grassroots consultations," according to Hanitra Razafimanantsoa. Hence the stated ambition to transform consultations into a lasting solution for Madagascar, not merely a one-off political operation. However, the government already knows the process will not be without tensions. The ministry in charge of Refoundation calls on participants to prioritize calm and responsibility. "The interests likely to be disrupted are numerous," said Hanitra Razafimanantsoa. "Some could seek to undermine the initiative, while debates promise to be sometimes heated," she stated. For the government, disagreements must be able to be expressed without derailing the process. Hanitra Razafimanantsoa also emphasizes that consultations should not be considered the exclusive concern of institutions or the FFKM. They require, according to her, a genuine surge of national solidarity. Prime Minister Mamitiana Rajaonarison also sets the bar high. For him, the FFKM and the consultation steering committee must prioritize national interests. The head of government affirms that the program should be completed in 2027, in accordance with the already established roadmap, to allow the country to adopt a new elected regime. To give substance to this operation, a technical committee has been established at the Prime Minister's office, according to Mamitiana Rajaonarison. It will be responsible in particular for supporting the material and financial arrangements of the consultations. According to certain sources, this committee benefits from a budget of several billion ariary intended to finance consultations led by the FFKM.