Statement Attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the return to Madagascar of former President Marc Ravalomanana

NEW YORK, October 16, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Secretary-General has taken note of the return to Madagascar of former President Marc Ravalomanana on 13 October. He rejects the remarks Mr. Ravalomanana made during a press conference challenging the legitimacy of the institutions born of the country's recent elections.

The Secretary-General stresses the imperative of respecting the legitimacy of the democratically-elected Government and the rule of law. He calls on all political actors and stakeholders to continue working together towards an inclusive national reconciliation process, the full implementation of the SADC Roadmap, the deepening of democratic governance and economic recovery for the good of all Malagasies.