00:01Madagascar's military leader announced Thursday that anyone applying to become a minister in the new government will be subject to
00:07lie detector tests, a measure aimed at rooting out corruption.
00:11President Mikhail Randianirina, who seized power in an October coup, says the country has acquired a polygraph machine and a
00:19specialist to vet candidates.
00:21We will know who is corrupt and who can help us, Randianirina told reporters.
00:26He added that he is not looking for someone 100 but at least 60 percent clean.
00:33Candidates who fail the polygraph will not proceed to an interview.
00:37Those who pass will then meet the president and the prime minister.
00:41The move comes after Randianirina fired his entire cabinet last week and appointed a new prime minister.
00:47The military leader who ousted President Henri Rajoualina following weeks of youth-led protests over poverty and lack of opportunity
00:56has promised elections within two years.
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