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Africa Subsaharan
Madagascar opposition groups reject new govt
2011-03-28
ANTEATERVILLE ANTANANARIVO - Three opposition groups in Madagascar led by former presidents have rejected a new unity government named as part of a road map to end the Indian Ocean islandÂ’s two-year political impasse.

The government, named on Saturday, has 23 new ministers while nine members of the previous administration retain their posts — including the ministers of finance, mines and hydrocarbons, justice, defence, and the environment and forests.

Eight out of 11 political groups in Madagascar have initialled the road map which allows President Andry Rajoelina, who grabbed power with military support in March 2009, to remain in power until free and fair elections are held.
And of course free and fair elections just flow after a military coup. Why it's the very next thing that happens...
The three groups led by former presidents Marc Ravalomanana, Didier Ratsiraka and Albert Zafy declined to initial the plan late on Saturday. Rajoelina did, however, include some members of the party founded by Ravalomanana and some dissidents within his movement.
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