Madagascar's government rejected an attempt by ousted President Marc Ravalomanana to nominate a new prime minister today and said it still had an arrest warrant out for the former leader, according to Reuters. Ravalomanana relinquished office last month after a weeks-long power struggle on the Indian Ocean island culminated with dissident troops backing his rival Andry Rajoelina, who has rejected any power-sharing deal. Roindefo Monja, prime minister in Rajeolina's interim government, accused Ravalomanana of still flouting the nation's constitution after years of abusing state powers. "Ravalomanana has been doing whatever he likes for a long time. He respects nothing, including the constitution," Monja told Reuters by telephone. Ravalomanana, 59, has been on the road lobbying African leaders and foreign diplomats since he stepped aside under intense pressure from the opposition. In Antananarivo, his supporters hold near-daily protests in their thousands.
