Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina on Monday appointed General Ruphin Fortunat Dimbisoa Zafisambo as prime minister, hoping to quell surging protests against his leadership that have plunged the country into crisis.

In the latest near-daily youth-led march since September 25, security forces dispersed hundreds of demonstrators with tear gas in Madagascar’s capital Antananarivo Monday, injuring at least one, AFP reporters saw.

First sparked by anger against persistent water and power cuts in the impoverished Indian Ocean island, the demonstrations have grown into an anti-government movement calling for Rajoelina to resign.

“With wisdom, I have decided to appoint Ruphin Fortunat Dimbisoa Zafisambo, Divisional General, as Prime Minister of the government,” said Rajoelina late Monday.

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