Madagascar: Former President Ratsiraka to Contest July Polls

Former president of Madagascar Didier Ratsirakawill be contesting in the upcoming July 2013 general elections in Madagascar in a bid to rule the nation for the third time, after returning from his eleven year exile in France last week.

Ratsiraka ruled the nation for 23 years before being ousted in 2002. He left Madagascar to France after refusing to concede the previous year's poll defeat to Ravalomanana.

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