Madagascar's opposition leader Andry Rajoelina (L) greets his supporters with Monja Roindefo, the man he named prime minister, during a rally in Antananarivo March 14, 2009. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)Madagascar Leader Rejects Opposition Power Claim -- Yahoo News/AP
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar – Madagascar's isolated president resisted demands to quit Saturday and denied opposition claims that it was in control of the government.
Opposition leader Andry Rajoelina had given President Marc Ravalomanana four hours to dissolve the government and give up the leadership of this poor Indian Ocean island of 20 million people. The opposition moved without resistance into the offices of the prime minister and proclaimed its own premier on Saturday.
"There is only one solution. The resignation of Marc Ravalomanana," Rajoelina told a crowd of about 10,000 jubilant demonstrators.
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