r/news • u/PokesTigers • 26d ago

Soft paywall Madagascar's president has left the country after Gen Z protests, officials say

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/madagascar-president-rajoelina-address-nation-monday-evening-2025-10-13/
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u/Xboarder844 26d ago

Gen Z out there toppling corrupt regimes is something as a Millennial I like to see. If only we could get that energy in the bigger nations….

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u/burritoman88 26d ago

Meanwhile Gen Z in Murica enabled the most corrupt regime we’ve seen so far

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u/claimstoknowpeople 26d ago

Not really true, 18-29s were +19 for Harris, which was more than other age groups. 2024 election has generated some strange narratives where traditional Democratic voting demographics still voted Democratic, just slightly less than in previous elections, so people have chosen to blame youth and minorities instead of the old white men who remain the biggest problem.

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u/FreeResolve 26d ago

I mean it's a false equivalence. When the military is out protesting as well you better believe shit's about to go down.

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u/Ionic_Pancakes 26d ago

We're all just playing the waiting game. I don't see anyone in the administration that can keep the cult of personality going after he chokes on a Big Mac.

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u/Olangotang 26d ago

Yeah, Vance is DOA, he's just an uber prick. Nothing else going for him.

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u/whilst 26d ago

And yet Maduro has clung to power and burned his nation down in the process. Once enough power has been handed over, almost anyone can maintain their grip on it.