Overview

• The National Assembly convened despite a presidential decree dissolving it, with 130 of 131 lawmakers present voting to remove Andry Rajoelina.
• Opposition leaders argue the dissolution has no legal force, sharpening a dispute over constitutional authority and control of state institutions.
• Rajoelina said he relocated to a safe place and pledged to keep governing; media reports of his evacuation to Réunion remain unconfirmed as a Reuters source said he refuses to resign.
• Security forces show visible fractures as elements of the CAPSAT unit sided with protesters and a newly presented police chief said the police align with the Generation Z movement.
• The finance ministry union limited budget outlays to salaries and activists are urging an administrative stoppage, even as public transport and most shops in Antananarivo resume operations.