Though the objective of the transitional government was to run presidential elections as soon as possible to relieve the tensions (despite regular delays), its major challenge has been to establish an agreement among Madagascar's four key political factions (Rajoelina, Ravalomanana, Zafy and Ratsiraka), some of which were and still are unfriendly to the transitional government.
Meskipun tujuan dari pemerintahan transisi adalah untuk menjalankan pemilihan presiden sesegera mungkin untuk meredakan ketegangan (meskipun penundaan biasa), tantangan utamanya adalah untuk membuat kesepakatan di antara empat faksi politik penting Madagaskar (Rajoelina, Ravalomanana, Zafy, dan Ratsiraka), beberapa diantaranya masih tidak ramah kepada pemerintah transisi.