Madagascar’s president named a senior UN official on Monday to head a government of national unity in a bid to end a crisis sparked by electoral reforms.
The Indian Ocean nation has been rocked by protests initially called against new laws the opposition said were aimed at barring their candidates from taking part in elections scheduled for later this year. But the demonstrations have turned into demands for the president to resign.
“I have named Christian Ntsay, an experienced man with the skills necessary for reconciliation, as prime minister,” said President Hery Rajaonarimampianina at a press conference, announcing the appointment of a career civil servant who currently works at the UN’s International Labour Organisation (ILO).
The Constitutional Court had ordered Rajaonarimampianina to form a government of national unity with a “consensus prime minister” to avert a full-blown crisis.
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Source: Seychelles News Agency
