Madagascar’s president dissolves national assembly, sparking anger among protesters

Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina dissolved the country’s national assembly — the lower house of parliament — with immediate effect on Tuesday, the presidency said in a statement published on Facebook.

The move escalates a standoff between the president, youth-led protesters, and the military which forced him to flee the country.

It also pre-empts a planned opposition-led impeachment vote to force him out of office over the…