Madagascar's military coup leader Colonel Michael Randrianirina said Wednesday he will serve as president for up to two years before holding elections, as the African Union suspended the Indian Ocean island nation following President Andry Rajoelina's overthrow.
In his first interview since Rajoelina's ouster, Randrianirina said “there must be an oath-taking” in the next few days to make his position official. Flanked by fellow officers, Randrianirina said at his unit’s barracks that they were "staying here for at least 18 months, at most two years."
