Madagascar - October 2025

On 14 October, Colonel Michael Randrianirina announced that the army unit he commanded had taken power and suspended the constitution and several government institutions, including the Senate and the High Constitutional Court (HCC) (although both have subsequently been allowed to operate). The development came three days after the unit, the Army Corps of Personnel and Administrative and Technical Services (CAPSAT), came out onto the streets in support of Gen Z protesters, who had been calling for the resignation of the now-deposed president, Andry Rajoelina. The announced takeover immediately followed the National Assembly’s impeachment of Rajoelina for fleeing the country, prompting the HCC to hand presidential power to Randrianirina. Randrianirina was then inaugurated as interim president on 17 October and then appointed a largely civilian cabinet that he said would govern the country alongside a military-led committee for a transitional period of up to two years, ending with elections.

Sources: Constitution Net, Midi Madagasikara, Jeune Afrique, Haute Cour Constitutionnelle, Reuters