ANTANANARIVO, June 30 (Xinhua) -- The African Union (AU) has rejected any attempted monopoly of election by the ruling Madagascan High Transitional Authority (HTA) led by Andry Rajoelina.

    Two days before the opening of the 13th African Union summit in Syrte, Libya, AU Commission president Jean Ping said on the Radio France International (RFI) on Monday that AU is against any attempted monopoly of elections by the HTA.

    Jean Ping also suggested that the non application of former president Marc Ravalomanana and HTA president Rajoelina for next presidential election might be an event that could not be ruled out.

    Midi, a French-language daily, commented on Tuesday that "in fact, these statements by Jean Ping have clarified the position of the international community, which will continue its efforts to look for certain peaceful solutions to the crisis in Madagascar."

    Former Mozambican President Joaquim Chissano, who is appointed as a special envoy to the political crisis in Madagascar last week by the Southern African Development Community (SADC), condemned any unilateral decision to get out of the crisis in Madagascar.

    "Waiting for resumption of negotiations, the gaze of observers over political life in Madagascar is currently focused on the African Union summit in Syrte, which will be open on Wednesday," said the daily.

    It is Former President Marc Ravalomanana, who arrived in Libya last Sunday, rather than HTA representatives, who would attend the AU summit.

    The summit was originally scheduled to be held in Madagascar but finally shifted to Libya due to the political crisis and social turmoil that has rocked the country since last December.

    In any case, Madagascan documents would be discussed during the meeting of the Heads of State and Government of Africa.

    It is not immediately known whether Ravalomanana, who missed the SADC Extraordinary Summit in Johannesburg last week, was invited by the AU or he went there himself for the meeting.

    All preparation works, including an international conference center, a five-star hotel and 54 presidential villas, are nearly completed for the summit meeting here before African Union suspended Madagascar's membership and decided to hold the summit in Libya.

    Media here said on Monday that Ravalomanana wanted to attend the AU summit to defend his position and to seek help from AU to restore his presidency.

    On Monday, Foreign Minister under Madagascan transitional government Ny Hasina Andriamanjato said that Madagascar was suspended from AU and nobody had right to represent the island country in Syrte.

    Ravalomanana has been living in exile since March 25, four days after he was replaced by former Antananarivo mayor Andry Rajoelina as president of the Indian Ocean island country.