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		</div><p>An attempted coup is under way in the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar, the country’s president has said, a day after members of an elite army unit were seen joining youth-led protests against the government.</p>
<p>Madagascar has been shaken by three weeks of the most significant unrest seen for years, with protests led by a group calling itself “Gen Z Madagascar”. The United Nations has said the demonstrations have left 22 people dead and dozens injured, though the government has disputed this number.</p>
<p>A statement from President Andry Rajoelina’s office on Sunday said it “wishes to inform the nation and the international community that an attempt to seize power illegally and by force” has been “initiated”.</p>
<figure id="attachment_187172" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-187172" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_0188.jpeg" alt="" width="640" height="427" class="size-full wp-image-187172" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-187172" class="wp-caption-text">Protesters have called for the president to step down</figcaption></figure>
<p>It added: “In view of the extreme gravity of this situation, the president of the Republic… strongly condemns this attempt at destabilisation and calls upon all forces of the nation to unite in defence of constitutional order and national sovereignty.”</p>
<p>The statement did not identify who was attempting to overthrow the government, but members of the elite Capsat military unit joined the protests against Mr Rajoelina on Saturday and called for the president and other government officials to step down.</p>
<p>Addressing crowds of protesters from an armoured vehicle, Colonel Michael Randrianirina of the Capsat unit had said on Saturday: “Do we call this a coup? I don’t know yet.”</p>
<p>The protests on Saturday were among the largest since the unrest began on September 25.</p>
<p>Protesters have brought up a range of issues, including poverty and the cost of living, access to tertiary education, and alleged corruption and embezzlement of public funds by government officials and their families and associates.</p>
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