Antananarivo - Madagascar's constitutional court, the country's top court, on Wednesday confirmed Andry Rajoelina as the country's interim president, radio reports on the island said.

The court found that outgoing president Marc Ravalomanana's transfer of power to a panel of senior military officers, and their subsequent handover of power to the opposition leader, was constitutional, the reports said.

Rajoelina had asked the court to formalize his army-backed accession to power, which followed a two-month campaign of street protests.

On Tuesday, Ravalomanana eventually stepped down and entrusted the military with the country's interim leadership.

The military then handed that power to Rajoelina, despite appeals from the African Union not to do so. (dpa)