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Madagascar president hangs on to power as thousands protest

Residents ride in a pickup truck waving Malagasy flags as they drive past a civil society rally demanding the resignation of President Andry Rajoelina. [AFP]

President Andry Rajoelina ratcheted up tensions in Madagascar Tuesday 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.

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