"The speech was ultimately broadcast on the presidency's official Facebook page but not on national TV. They were Rajoelina's first public comments since the CAPSAT military unit turned against his government in an apparent coup and joined thousands of protesters rallying in a main square in the capital, Antananarivo, over the weekend. Rajoelina called for dialogue "to find a way out of this situation" and said the constitution should be respected."
"He did not say how he left Madagascar or where he was, but a report claimed he was flown out of the country on a French military plane. A French Foreign Ministry spokesperson declined to comment on that report. Madagascar is a former French colony and Rajoelina reportedly has French citizenship, which has been a source of discontent for some Madagascans for years."
Andry Rajoelina fled Madagascar in fear for his life after an elite military unit joined Gen Z-led protests and called for the president and ministers to step down. He delivered a late-night speech from an undisclosed location, broadcast on the presidency's Facebook page, saying he was forced to find a safe place and calling for dialogue and respect for the constitution. Soldiers attempted to seize state broadcaster buildings, delaying national TV transmission. Rajoelina did not disclose his whereabouts; reports claim he was flown out on a French military plane. Protests began Sept. 25 over water and power outages and have widened into major unrest.
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