Rajoelina will be seeking a second and last term under the new constitution. But it would in practice be his third term – he held the office from 2009 to 2013 after seizing power from Ravalomanana in ...

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Malagasy President Andry Rajoelina addresses supporters at an election rally in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Nov. 12, 2023 (AP photo by Alexander Joe). On Dec. 1, Madagascar’s High Constitutional ...

Malagasy President Andry Rajoelina's re-election was ratified by his country's top court Friday — a landslide win after opposition candidates urged supporters to boycott the vote.

The High Constitutional Court of Madagascar ratified on Friday the victory of the sitting president Andry Rajoelina in the country’s most recent election. Rajoelina’s victory means he will serve a ...

Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina has won another term in office, the election commission said yesterday, but his victory in a vote boycotted by most opposition candidates is already facing ...

After marrying his wife, Mialy, and helped by his skill at public speaking, Rajoelina waded into politics setting up the Tanora Gasy Vonona party, earning him another name, "TGV", after France's ...

Rajoelina, in his mid-30s, struggled to guide the country out of crisis as its unelected leader. Rivals accused him of corruption, greed, and turning a blind eye to the pillage of the country's ...

Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina (C) casts his ballot at a polling station in Ambatobe, Antananarivo, on November 16, 2023, during the first round of the country's presidential election ...

Forty-nine year-old Rajoelina sought a third term as Madagascar’s leader after first taking office in 2009. He didn’t run in 2013 but returned to the presidency in 2018, the most recent election.

Madagascar ‘s President Andry Rajoelina has effectively secured a third term after the electoral body (CENI) said he had obtained the most votes in an election marked by low turnout and an ...