Madagascar President melts the government after the young protests led by youth Government news

The demonstrations, which began to deteriorate the living conditions, have left 22 people, according to the United Nations.

The President of Madagascar, Andre Rajina, has replaced his government in response to Collective demonstrations Because of the lack of power and water that turned deadly, the United Nations informed that at least 22 people were killed and more than 100 others were wounded.

The protests, which started last week and continued until Monday, led to a large extent by young people, angry at the deterioration of living conditions in the capital, Antananarivo.

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Experts say they are the most dangerous challenge of Rajoelina’s authority since his re -election in 2023, and the largest wave of turmoil in the Al -Jazeera nation years.

The crowds gathered at the main University of Antananarivo on Monday, carrying signs and singing the national anthem, before trying to walk to the city center, according to the clips broadcast by the local channel 2424.MG.

Police fired tear gas to disperse the demonstrators, as the authorities imposed a dusk curfew that had been present since last week. The security forces also used rubber bullets to try to suppress the disturbances.

Looting was reported in supermarkets, hardware and bank stores across 1.4 million people. The houses of politicians have also been attacked in recent days.

The president is the dialogue

In a televised speech on Monday, Rajina confessed to public anger and apologized for his government’s failures. “We admit and apologize if the members of the government do not carry out the tasks allocated to them,” he said at Televiziona Malagasy (TVM).

The president promised measures to support companies that were lost during the turmoil and said he wanted to open a communication channel with the youth. “I understand the anger, sadness and difficulties caused by energy cuts and water supply problems. I heard the call, I was suffering, I understood the influence on daily life,” he added.

The demonstrations were frustrated in years of economic hardship. Madagascar, a island country off the southeastern coast of Africa, is one of the poorest countries in the region.

About 75 percent of 30 million people live below the poverty line in 2022, according to the World Bank.

Many demonstrators blame Rajina’s government for their failure to improve conditions, especially since frequent power outages and water deficiency have disrupted daily life.

Losses and disputes around the numbers

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said that the losses included the demonstrators and passers -by who were killed by the security forces, as well as the people who died in looting and violence implemented by non -demonstration gangs.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Madagascar rejected these numbers, and insisted that it was not based on official data, but on “rumors or wrong information.”

The organizers say they were inspired by the movements led by young people in Kenya, Nepal and Morocco. The demonstrators at Antananarivo wave a science used for the first time in Nepal earlier this month, when the protests forced the country’s Prime Minister to resign.

The movement was largely coordinated in Madagascar on social media, especially Facebook, echoing similar online mobilization seen in Kenya last year, when the ongoing demonstrations prompted the government to abandon the proposed tax legislation.