ስልጣኑ በጦር ኃይሉ እጅ ላይ ያለ ቢሆንም፣ ዓለምአቀፉ ማህበረሰብ ራጃኦሊና ፕሬዝደንታዊ ስልጣናቸውን እንዲለቅቁና ምርጫ እንዲያካሂዱ ግፊት አደረገባቸው፡፡
Having been handed power by the military, the international community pressured Rajoelina into giving up the presidency and organizing elections; he did so only in 2013.