Madagascar president dissolves parliament forward of ouster vote

Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina on Tuesday (October 14, 2025) dissolved the nationwide meeting, pre-empting an opposition-led vote to drive him out of workplace over the island nation’s spiralling political disaster.

Mr. Rajoelina has confronted over two weeks of lethal road clashes, led largely by younger demonstrators livid with the ruling elite, forcing the 51-year-old chief into hiding.

The decree to dissolve the meeting “shall enter into drive instantly upon its publication by radio and/or tv broadcast”, the presidency mentioned in an announcement printed on Facebook.

Mr. Rajoelina, who has defied mounting calls to resign, defended the transfer in a separate social media put up as essential to “restore order inside our nation and strengthen democracy.”

“The People have to be heard once more. Make approach for the youth,” he mentioned in a put up on social media.

Opposition chief Siteny Randrianasoloniaiko mentioned on Monday (October 13) they might vote to question Mr. Rajoelina for desertion of obligation following stories he had fled the nation.

Mr. Rajoelina, a former mayor of the capital Antananarivo, mentioned late on Monday (October 13) he was sheltering in a “secure house” after makes an attempt on his life, with out revealing his location.

The protests started on September 25 and reached a pivotal level on the weekend when mutinous troopers and safety forces joined the demonstrators and referred to as for the president and different authorities ministers to step down.

Among them had been the elite CAPSAT unit, which performed a serious position within the 2009 coup that first introduced Mr. Rajoelina to energy.

To attempt to defuse the protests, the President final month sacked his whole authorities.

Radio France Internationale reported that Mr. Rajoelina departed Madagascar aboard a French navy airplane on the weekend, however French officers have but to answer AFP’s request for affirmation.