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Madagascar: Andry Rajoelina Reelected As President
DW, 25 November 2023
Ten out of 12 presidential rivals boycotted the poll complaining of an "institutional coup" in favor of the incumbent. Rajoelina was handed a second term by the election commission… Read more »
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Madagascar: Presidential Contenders Demand Election Boycott in Madagascar
allAfrica, 14 November 2023
Six well-known contenders for president of Madagascar said that they want to abstain from this week's elections, exacerbating the nation's already dire political situation, eNCA… Read more »
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Madagascar: Madagascar Goes to Polls With Opposition Calling for Boycott
RFI, 16 November 2023
Most of Madagascar's opposition leaders have called on voters not to participate in Thursday's first round of the presidential election, critiquing incumbent President Andry… Read more »
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Southern Africa: AU, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa Announce Arrival of Joint Election Observation Mission to Presidential Election
African Union, 13 November 2023
The joint African Union Commission (AUC) and Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Election Observation Mission (EOM) arrived in Madagascar on 10 November 2023. At… Read more »
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Southern Africa: SADC Launches the Electoral Observation Mission to First Round of Presidential Elections
SADC, 12 November 2023
On 12th November 2023, His Excellency Brig. General Godfrey Miyanda, former Vice President of the Republic of Zambia and Head of the SADC Electoral Observation Mission (SEOM) for… Read more »
Andry Rajoelina Re-Elected as President of Madagascar
Madagascar's election commission has announced the re-election of President Andry Rajoelina following the first round of a ballot boycotted by nearly all opposition candidates, Deutsche Welle reports. Rajoelina, 49, became Africa's youngest head of state in 2009 when he took power on the back of a coup.
Previously, voting closed after the first round of Madagascar's presidential election on Thursday November 16, which took place despite a boycott by most opposition candidates. Reuters reported that the election unfolded peacefully with a low-key security presence across the capital Antananarivo but turn-out was low. Vote counting has begun.
Ten of the the 12 opposition candidates running against Andry Rajoelina had led near daily, unauthorised marches in the capital, Antananarivo, for more than a month to protest against the elections.
InFocus
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Madagascar is set to elect its president on 16 November 2023, for the next five years. Madagascar's Collectif des 10 - 10 of the 13 contenders for the presidential election - wrote ... Read more »
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Opposition parties in Madagascar have protested against what they describe as an "institutional coup" intended to retain outgoing president Andry Rajoelina in office. Eleven of the ... Read more »
A vehicle with a poster promoting the campaign of Andry Rajoelina, on November 8, 2023, in Antalaha.
