Madagascar’s constitutional court on Friday ordered the president to form a government of national union in a bid to end a prolonged political crisis.
It issued a judgement requiring President Hery Rajaonarimampianina to dissolve the present government “and proceed to the nomination of a consensus prime minister within seven days.”
Madagascar has been rocked by violent protests over electoral laws that the opposition says are designed to bar their candidates from participating in elections expected this year.
The court said the composition of the unity government should proportionately reflect the outcome of the last legislative elections.
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Source: Seychelles News Agency
