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"Absolutely! Independence is political and sometimes sentimental, but the Republic is in its values. It is because we have not seriously instilled the Republic and these republican values in the collective consciousness that it is very difficult for us to build a modern nation. It is for this reason that I sent a request to the President of the Republic and to the other Heads of the institutions of the Republic so that this Republic Day be included in the agenda of national festivities to be honored annually"
"t's an unproductive political war of politics. I recognize that the PSD is rising from its ashes after a very long period of hardship, but we have also noted that in this long period of desert crossing, the population needs more than ever historical anchor points to revive in it a new hope and national pride. We had forgotten that the Republic is synonymous with the values to be respected for a national coexistence transforming our ethnic, cultural and historical differences into common riches of a single nation state despite the vicissitudes of history. The Republic is the structure for this harmonious coexistence that brings us together after the old structures of royalty and colonization which are now nothing more than turned pages of this national history"
"This can be interpreted as a political approach because it is a party leader who is waging this battle, but in reality, we must above all consider the historical, cultural, and educational aspects of this approach, which we consider to be a patriotic act. Marking this Republic Day annually on a national scale is to provide a permanent reference point for this Nation, which has been completely disoriented following a series of human errors over decades. By wanting to wipe out President Tsiranana's First Republic at all costs, we are deliberately erasing the date of October 14, 1958, from the collective memory. Since then, we have been in a dangerous illogical situation because by constantly talking about independence and national sovereignty without recalling that there is the Republic with all its values, we are administering a Nation that is missing one of its main historical roots, and this is very bad because we are currently experiencing the consequences."