France urges dialogue over Madagascar president's impeachment

France on Monday called on all sides to respect a Madagascar constitutional court decision to throw out parliament's impeachment of President Hery Rajaonarimampianina, urging all parties to open a dialogue to avoid a new political crisis. Rajaonarimampianina, who took office last year in the first presidential election since the 2009 coup, had challenged the legality of last month's motion, saying there were irregularities during the impeachment vote in parliament. "France, as a m