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Added on the 07/11/2018 07:10:28 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Supporters of defeated presidential candidate Marc Ravalomanana protest against Andry Rajoelina's victory in the election. Rajoelina has returned to power after he won 55.66 percent against 44.34 percent for Ravalomanana, in an election beset by allegations of fraud. IMAGES
Malagasy presidential candidate Andry Rajoelina arrives to cast his vote in a polling station in Antananarivo. He is contesting a run-off second round with his old rival Marc Ravalomanana. The two contenders came a close first and second in November's preliminary vote, far ahead of their competitors.
A few days before the second round of the Malagasy presidential election, former president and candidate Andry Rajoelina holds one of his last rallies outside Mahajanga City Hall. IMAGES of the rally
Madagascar presidential candidate Marc Ravalomanana casts his ballot in the 2018 Madagascar presidential election. The three front-runners all former heads of state facing-off amid efforts to defuse a political crisis. IMAGES
"I'm hoping to get at least 55% of the votes for president," says opposition candidate and leader of the Democratic Green Party Frank Habineza, after casting his ballot in Kigali. This as incumbent candidate, President Paul Kagame, is widely expected to win another term and extend his iron-fisted rule for another five years. In 2017 Habineza won just 0.48 percent of the vote. Millions of Rwandans are voting in the general elections to select a president and parliamentary lawmakers. SOUNDBITE