Top court backs Rajoelina's election as president
Madagascar's constitutional court has announced the final results of the presidential election, backing the victory of incumbent president Andry Rajoelina. teleSUR
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00:00 Madagascar Constitutional Court has announced the final results of the presidential elections
00:05 backing the victory of incumbent president Andriy Rahulin.
00:09 The European Union and United States on Friday led International Court for Andriy Rahulin
00:14 to ease political tensions in Madagascar after his presidential election win was confirmed
00:19 by the top court.
00:21 The Constitutional Court rejected opposition complaints of fraud and said Rahulin secured
00:27 59% of the votes in the November 16 vote.
00:31 The three-ninety-year-old former party organizer is now cleared to assert a second strict term
00:36 without a need for a runoff.
00:45 It is the people's choice at the ballot box.
00:48 Today the majority of the Malagasy people have expressed themselves to the presidential
00:52 elections.
00:53 The Malagasy people have chosen their president and so today I would like to thank the Malagasy
00:58 people for their wisdom as I have always said.