ANTANANARIVO, May 25 (Xinhua) -- The High Constitutional Court (HCC) of Madagascar has ruled that President Hery Rajaonarimampianina must dismiss the government, said a statement published on HCC's website Friday evening.
The decision came following the request of dismissal of Rajaonarimampianina put by the opposition to the HCC. On May 7, about 73 parliament members have asked the HCC to dismiss the president.
The statement also said that the HCC orders the president to end the tasks of the government and he must appoint a new prime minister in seven days from three names which will be proposed by the parliament members.
"The new prime minister should form the new government in seven days, he works until the inauguration of the new president and cannot be dismissed except of serious misconduct," said the statement.
As Rajaonarimampianina has declared on several occasions that he will not resign before the election to follow the regulation of the Constitutional law of Madagascar, the statement of HCC on Friday clarified that the President must resign 60 days before the election if he will be candidate.
The statement also indicated that the election must be held in 2018 and the president must find a consensus with the opposition to restore the order in the country, and if he couldn't fulfill these tasks asked by the HCC, he will be dismissed.
