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Madagascar Swears in New President
Date: 3/21/2009 7:25:46 AM Sender: VOA News
Madagascar Swears in New President
By VOA News
21 March 2009
  
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Andry Rajoelina (file photo)

Former disc jockey Andry Rajoelina was sworn in as Madagascar＇s new president Saturday in front of tens of thousands of supporters at a sports stadium.

In a clear sign the international community is not happy about the new government, no foreign ambassadors attended the ceremony in the capital, Antananarivo.

Mr. Rajoelina, who had been the mayor of the capital city, took power this week after protests and a loss of military support forced President Marc Ravalomanana to resign.

Many nations say Mr. Rajoelina＇s assumption of power was nothing less than a coup.  Their boycott of his swearing-in follows the suspension of aid as a sign of their disapproval.

Madagascar＇s African neighbors have also expressed concern about the non-democratic transition.  Two regional groups, the African Union and the Southern African Development Community, are taking or considering punitive action.

Madagascar＇s new prime minister, Monja Roindefo, is denying the takeover was a coup.

In an interview with the French news agency (AFP), Mr. Roindefo said it was a "direct expression of democracy, when representative democracy does not express itself through the institutions."

Mr. Rajoelina has said he will hold elections within 24 months - a timeframe that former colonial power France has criticized as too long. 

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