Protests have gripped Madagascar where the president in hiding has now moved to dissolve parliament. Photo: AP PHOTO

Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina has dissolved the lower house of parliament, deepening the political crisis in the Indian Ocean nation after a military rebellion led him to flee the country and go into hiding.

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Rajoelina issued a decree on Tuesday for the National Assembly to be dissolved immediately, according to a statement posted on the Madagascar presidency's Facebook page.

Rajoelina's whereabouts are unknown after an elite military unit joined youth-led anti

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