A Hard Pill

Malagasy President Andry Rajoelina won Madagascar’s presidential election this month, a vote that was marked by low turnout, boycotting, and street protests from the opposition, Al Jazeera reported. The country’s election body (CENI) announced Saturday that Rajoelina had secured a third term in office after winning...

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The Grudge Match

A Madagascan court recently postponed the first round of the country’s presidential election by a week to Nov. 16, after security forces injured opposition candidates at unauthorized political demonstrations. Police dispersing the demonstrations fired a tear gas canister that struck and injured opposition candidate and former...

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Quiet, Please

Madagascar’s government ordered a ban on public protests this week, a move critics described as the latest effort by authorities to stifle dissent ahead of the presidential elections this coming November, Al Jazeera reported. Officials announced that no political protests would be allowed in public but...

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