Couper gets coup’d, sucks to to suck. Eat shit Andry.
French colony down
Why would the French be helping him?
Because Madagascar is a former French colony. They also have a conflict over some islands in the Pacific. The article said the former president cut a deal with Macron and was then evacuated, the deal could be about those islands but I doubt the new government would respect it.
Rajoelina, 51, was first president from 2009 to 2014 before returning to power in 2023. He was increasingly isolated after losing the support of a key army unit that joined thousands of youths activists known as “Gen Z Madagascar” to protest against corruption and poverty. The movement had earlier turned down an invitation to meet him for dialogue and demanded his resignation.
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Among the demonstrators were soldiers from the elite Capsat unit, which played a major role in the 2009 coup during Rajoelina’s rise to the presidency after mass protests forced his predecessor Marc Ravalomanana out of power.
I believe I read in another article that the soldiers that helped his return to power in 2023 also publicly called to oppose Rajoelina.
I don’t really understand how the president was allowed to have dual citizenship. For senior positions in the judiciary/legislative/executive branch, I don’t think dual citizenship should be allowed. You can make rare, special exceptions, but not for the presidency (or say the supreme court or party leadership).
