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| Madagascar's former finance minister Hery Rajaonarimampianina Rakotoarimanana has won the run-off presidential election, the electoral commission (CENIT) said on Friday, but his main rival claims the vote was rigged. | Madagascar's former finance minister Hery Rajaonarimampianina Rakotoarimanana has won the run-off presidential election, the electoral commission (CENIT) said on Friday, but his main rival claims the vote was rigged. |
| CENIT leader Beatrice Atallah said Rajaonarimampianina, the candidate backed by President Andry Rajoelina, who ousted his predecessor in a coup in 2009, won 53.5% of the 20 December vote. | CENIT leader Beatrice Atallah said Rajaonarimampianina, the candidate backed by President Andry Rajoelina, who ousted his predecessor in a coup in 2009, won 53.5% of the 20 December vote. |
| He beat Jean Louis Robinson, who ended up with 46.5% but has demanded a recount. Robinson's camp has filed almost 300 complaints to the electoral court, which now has to rule on the result. | He beat Jean Louis Robinson, who ended up with 46.5% but has demanded a recount. Robinson's camp has filed almost 300 complaints to the electoral court, which now has to rule on the result. |
| The poll, the first since Rajoelina grabbed power, is meant to end a crisis that has driven out investors, cut aid flows and sharply slowed the economy. | |
| A disputed result could prolong the malaise on the politically volatile Indian Ocean island and delay restoring the external budget support needed to drive public spending and boost anaemic growth. | A disputed result could prolong the malaise on the politically volatile Indian Ocean island and delay restoring the external budget support needed to drive public spending and boost anaemic growth. |
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