ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) -Lawmakers in Madagascar impeached President Andry Rajoelina on Tuesday, with 130 yes votes to one blank ballot, escalating a political crisis after he dissolved the national assembly following youth protests that forced him to flee the nation.
The presidency said that the meeting was unconstitutional and that any decision or resolution resulting from it was “null and void” following the dissolution of the assembly. Rajoelina has refused to step down despite weeks of Gen Z protests and widespread defections in the army.
(Reporting by Lovasoa Rabary; writing by Ammu Kannampilly, Editing by William Maclean)
