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Familiar Faces to Return in Madagascar?

With about half the votes cast in the election now counted, it is clear that the runoff will likely be contested by two men who are supported by former presidents Marc Ravalomanana and Andry Rajeolina the man who ousted him.

  • Madagascar:   Proxy Runoff Looms in Presidential Vote

    DW, 31 October 2013

    The runoff due in December is likely to be contested by two men who are supported by a former president and the man who ousted him in a coup. Whichever camp wins, it looks like a… Read more »

  • Madagascar:   Election Looks Set for Second Round

    African Arguments, 30 October 2013

    The first round of Madagascar's presidential elections on 25 October was a momentous occasion: the polls were the first since a coup in March 2009 when Andry Rajoelina overthrew… Read more »

L'Express

The major candidates in the current election owe their success to excluded candidates Andy Rajoelina, left, and Marc Ravolamanana, right, seen with a mediator, former Mozambican president Joaquim Chissano.

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