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Allée Des Baobabs - Morondava - Madagascar - Africa
Added on the 05/02/2013 - Copyright : ItinerairesDuMonde
Madagascar voted in highly contested presidential elections Thursday that were boycotted by most opposition candidates, resulting in a low turnout. After polling stations closed and counting started, the electoral commission, which the opposition accuses of lacking impartiality, estimated 39 percent of the 11 million people who were registered to vote did so
Electoral agents begin counting voters' ballots after polls closed for the first round of highly contested presidential elections in Madagascar. The elections were boycotted by most opposition candidates and appear to have resulted in a very low turnout. Tensions have been high between incumbent President Andry Rajoelina and opposition candidates. IMAGES
"As we announced the day before yesterday, we do not recognise these elections," says opposition candidate Hajo Andrianainarivelo at a press conference in the capital Antananarivo. The first round of Madagascar's presidential election appears to have resulted in a very low voter turnout. Tensions are running high between incumbent Andry Rajoelina, who has voiced confidence in being re-elected, and ten opposition candidates who have called for a boycott of the vote. SOUNDBITE
Voters in Madagascar headed to the polls on Thursday in a presidential election boycotted by 10 out of 12 opposition candidates and marred by weeks of violent protests.
Polls open in Madagascar's presidential election, with Andry Rajoelina seeking reelection and 10 opposition candidates calling for a boycott. IMAGES