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ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar – The African Union has welcomed the decision by Madagascar’s high court to reject parliament’s effort to impeach the president.
Chairwoman of the union’s commission, Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, in a Wednesday statement called on decision makers to be responsible and avoid further instability after years of crisis.
The Carter Center, a civil society organization founded by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, commended the court’s ruling as a step toward reconciliation in Madagascar’s splintered political system.
Madagascar’s High Constitutional Court over the weekend dismissed a vote by lawmakers to remove President Hery Rajaonarimampianina. Lawmakers accused him of repeatedly violating the constitution.
Rajaonarimampianina, who took over from a transitional government following the 2009 coup, does not have the backing of a stable majority in parliament. He took office at the end of 2013.