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The United Nations main connected Thursday (October 16, 2025) condemned the subject takeover successful Madagascar arsenic an Army colonel who led the coup was acceptable to beryllium rapidly sworn successful arsenic President conscionable 3 days aft announcing soldiers had taken charge.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres “condemns the unconstitutional alteration of authorities successful Madagascar and calls for the instrumentality to law bid and the regularisation of law”, his spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, said.
Col. Michael Randrianirina is owed to beryllium sworn successful arsenic Madagascar’s leader astatine a ceremonial astatine the High Constitutional Court connected Friday (October 17, 2025), according to a connection by the Colonel, which helium signed arsenic the President of the “refounded” republic of Madagascar.
Ousted President Andry Rajoelina fled the Indian Ocean nation disconnected the eastbound seashore of Africa pursuing the subject rebellion, claiming his beingness was successful danger. His whereabouts are unknown.
Madagascar has been suspended from the African Union, which said it “totally rejects” the takeover.
Mr. Randrianirina announced connected Tuesday (October 14, 2025) that the equipped forces were taking power aft 3 weeks of deadly anti-government protests led chiefly by disaffected young people, who person railed against authorities work failures, poorness and a deficiency of opportunities portion accusing the elite of corruption and nepotism.
The protesters person mobilised nether the rubric “Gen Z Madagascar”, and their uprising echoed youth-led protestation movements that person toppled leaders successful Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
Mr. Randrianirina and soldiers from his elite CAPSAT subject portion rebelled against Rajoelina and joined the protests past weekend. Other subject units besides turned against Rajoelina aft CAPSAT's defection.
Mr. Randrianirina said a assembly made up of subject officers would beryllium successful complaint of the state with him arsenic President for up to 2 years earlier caller elections are held.
Madagascar, a federation of astir 30 cardinal (3 crore), has struggled with poverty, drought, hunger, and governmental instability since gaining independency from France successful 1960.
There person been respective coups and attempted coups, including a subject takeover successful 2009 that archetypal brought Rajoelina to power. Then, the Army handed powerfulness to Rajoelina, who was successful complaint arsenic president of a transitional authorities for 5 years earlier caller elections.
