Presidential election in Madagascar: Rajoelina in the race, the controversy ruled out

Presidential election in Madagascar: Rajoelina in the race, the controversy ruled out

The Malagasy electoral commission took note on Monday of the candidacy for the next presidential election of the outgoing head of state, Andry Rajoelina, hampered in recent months by a controversy surrounding his nationality finally swept aside by the courts, noted a journalist from the 'AFP.

The appointment of the prime minister to assume the interim presidency until the November 9 election is described by the opposition as an “institutional coup”.