Madagascar electoral court confirms ex-finance minister as president elect

[JURIST] Madagascar's electoral court ruled on Friday that ex-finance minister Hery Rajaonarimampianina was properly elected president despite allegations that the election was rigged. The court ruled [Reuters report] that Rajaonarimampianina won 53.5 percent of the vote while his opponent Jean Louis Robinson, former health minister, won 46.5 percent. Controversy has surrounded the election and continues to be disputed. Observers of the election claim it was run fairly [BBC report]. However, the Robinson campaign has challenged the results since they were...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2014/01/madagascar-electoral-court-confirms-ex-finance-minister-as-president-elect.php

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