Madagascar president dissolves parliament ahead of ouster vote | International

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar, Oct 14, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina on Tuesday dissolved the national assembly, pre-empting an opposition-led vote to force him out of office over the island nation's spiralling political crisis. Rajoelina has faced over two weeks of deadly street clashes, led largely by young demonstrators furious with the ruling elite, forcing the 51-year-old leader into hiding. The decree to dissolve the assembly "shall enter into force immediately upon its publication by radio and/or television broadcast", the presidency said in a statement published on Facebook. Rajoelina, who has defied mounting calls to resign, defended the move in a separate social media post as necessary to "restore order within our nation and strengthen democracy." "The People must be...