Viewfinder: Protesting Election Results in Madagascar

Pacific Standard Staff
January 3, 2019
Security forces fire tear gas into a crowd of supporters of Madagascan presidential candidate Marc Ravalomanana, breaking up a demonstration against the country’s election results on January 2nd, 2019, in Antananarivo.
Security forces fire tear gas into a crowd of supporters of Madagascan presidential candidate Marc Ravalomanana, breaking up a demonstration against the country's election results on January 2nd, 2019, in Antananarivo. Ravalomanana, who lost to Andry Rajoelina in a run-off election on December 19th, claims he was denied victory because of fraud.

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