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Madagascar Politics | Society Polls confirm extra powers for Madagascar President afrol News, 9 April - The Interior Ministry of Madagascar yesterday published the preliminary official results of the last Wednesday’s referendum. It was announced that over 75 percent of the electorate mandated the government to effect constitutional changes, which among others, accelerates the powers of President Marc Ravalomanana.The changes empower President Ravalomanana to make laws in a state of emergency without passing through the parliament or official procedures, officialise English as the third language of business after French and Malagasy in the country. A success in the referendum also means the government can go ahead with its intentions of abolishing the country’s six provinces. By staff writer © afrol News - Create an e-mail alert for Madagascar news - Create an e-mail alert for Politics news - Create an e-mail alert for Society news |
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