Madagascar’s President Hery Rajaonarimampianina on Sunday refused to yield to opposition demands that he resign from office, following eight days of anti-government protests in the capital.
“I am president by the will of the Malagasy people. There are millions of people who voted for me, it would really betray the people to resign,” the president said at a press conference.
Just seven months from general elections, he is confronted with an unprecedented revolt since coming to power in late 2013.
The opposition accuses the government of trying to elbow them out of the race through new electoral laws they claim benefit the incumbent.
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Source: Seychelles News Agency
