Madagascar court accepts Rajoelina as president

2009-03-18 10:16:26 GMT2009-03-18 18:16:26 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English

The leader of Malgache opposition Andry Rajoelina delivers a speech at a presidential palace in Antananarivo, capital of Madagascar, March 17, 2009. Andry Rajoelina announced Tuesday morning that ministers he had named for his government of transition would immediately start take over their ministries with their advisors. (Xinhua/Wang Lu)

ANTANANARIVO, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Madagascar's constitutional high court accepted opposition leader Andry Rajoelina as President of the island country on Wednesday, according to reports of agencies.

The court confirmed in a radio address that it approved Rajoelina's replacement of outgoing President Marc Ravalomanana to exercise the powers of the president.

At a mass gathering here, the former president of the High Constitutional court (HCC) Norbert Lala Ratsirahonana read a decree signed by the current HCC president Jean Michel Rajaonarivony, which legalized the presidency of Andry Rajoelina for a maximum of two years.

Rajoelina told thousands of his supporters that the scheduled African Union Summit would be held here on time in early July.

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