Rivo Rakotovao (born 12 May 1960) is a Malagasy politician who served as acting

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from 2018 to 2019. Rakotovao also had served as President of the Senate of Madagascar from 2017 to 2021.

Political career

On 7 September 2018, President

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submitted his resignation from the presidency, an act required by law in order to participate in the upcoming

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. As a result, Rivotovao, the President of the Senate, assumed the role of President, a position he held until the inauguration of President-elect Andry Rajoelina. On 9 September, the

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Secretary-General,

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, reaffirmed his support for Rivo Rakotovao. On 14 June 2022, Rivo Rakotovao was summoned by the Independent Office for the Fight against Corruption, on suspicion of corruption, embezzlement of public funds and abuse of office. He is the president of the party of the former president

References

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