Ravalomanana Forms New Government in Madagascar

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Ravalomanana Forms New Government in Madagascar

President of Madagascar Marc Ravalomanana on Tuesday named his new government, local media reported. Earlier, Jacques Sylla has already been appointed as prime minister of the Indian Ocean island country.

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President of Madagascar Marc Ravalomanana on Tuesday named his new government, local media reported.

The old government was dissolved last Sunday.

Earlier, Jacques Sylla has already been appointed as prime minister of the Indian Ocean island country.

Madagascar has been split between Ravalomanana and former head of state Didier Ratsiraka since last December, when the country's presidential election was held.

Ravalomanana, who was declared winner of the election by a court in April, was sworn in as president on May 6. But Ratsiraka has rejected the recount result, saying it was biased.

Ratsiraka, who earlier moved his cabinet to the eastern port ofToamasina, left the country for France last Thursday.

The two rivals had held talks in Dakar, capital of Senegal, on the current crisis in Madagascar. But they failed to reach any agreement.

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