Madagascar Chooses New President in Run-Off

Election results are slowing coming in as both candidates claim victory in run-off polls, according to media reports.

Hery Martial Rokotoarimanana Rajaonarimampianina, right, and Richard Jean-Louis Robinson, the two candidates in the second round of the presidential elections. Both candidates have promised to work on national reconciliation if elected.

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  • 20 December 2013
    Madagascar Set for Presidential Run-Off Polls
    Publisher:
    Al Jazeera
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    The people of Madagascar will return to polling stations on Friday to choose a new president in a run-off vote to end years of political turmoil. But ... see more »

  • 20 December 2013
    Updates on Madagascar Elections
    Publisher:
    Al Jazeera
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    Reporting from Antananarivo, Al Jazeera's Tania Page speaks to John Stremlau an election observer from the Carter institute on the importance of the ... see more »

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