Jean Eric Rakotoarisoa elected President of the High Constitutional Court of Madagascar
The members of the HCC (High Constitutional Court) conducted the election of the new president of this institution on October 29, 2014. He is elected by secret ballot HCC President, Professor Jean Eric Rakotoarisoa member of this institution named on quota the President of the Republic. Although two members of the HCC from the upper chamber are not yet named, seven new members already sit and allow the appointment of the President.
Previously, the appointment of the President of the HCC was the prerogative of the President of the Republic, but this time the rules have changed and it is chosen by his peers. The updating of internal regulations and operation of HCC among the priorities of the new President; last update back in 1991, he said. Senior college counselors will also be set up because there will be delegation of authority to the President. “There will be no concentration of power in the hands of the President,” informs Jean Eric Rakotoarisoa.
PhD holder in constitutional law, Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Antananarivo, consultant on behalf of the IOF especially during the crisis, Jean Eric Rakotoarisoa was also very active in civil society as a member observatory of SEFAFI public life before his appointment to the HCC. It also exercised the profession of journalist and editorial director in the business magazine “In the Media Tomorrow” (DMD), founded by the late Honoré Razafintsalama. He has a reputation for being very thorough and honest in the exercise of its different functions.
