The Constitutional Court has ordered President Rajaonarimampianina to form a government of national unity with a “consensus prime minister” to avert a full-blown crisis. “If the prime minister is not (picked) from among the 73 lawmakers who have led the May 13 square protests then there will be no solution” to the crisis, added Razafimanantsoa. All of the opposition nominees are members of the Mapar party which is led by former president Andry Rajoelina. The most recent effort, a gathering of the National Reconciliation Council that included government and opposition delegates, finished inconclusively on Friday. Defence Minister general Beni Xavier Rasolofonirina threatened on Thursday to deploy security forces if the government and opposition fail to resolve the crisis politically.

Source: The Guardian June 02, 2018 17:37 UTC