Madagascar president hangs on to power as thousands protest
Government
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar: President Andry Rajoelina ratcheted up tensions in Madagascar Tuesday (Oct 14) by dissolving the National Assembly to block a vote to force him out of office as thousands gathered for new protests calling for his resignation. Civil servants and trade unionists joined the large crowd in the capital in a fresh demonstration against Rajoelina after he made clear in an address from hiding late Monday that he did not intend to bow to demands that he quit. The protests
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