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Electoral officials count votes after presidential elections in Antananarivo, Madagascar. EPA
Electoral officials count votes after presidential elections in Antananarivo, Madagascar. EPA
Madagascar's Rajoelina takes early lead in presidential vote
He faces another former president for the first time since political turmoil in 2009
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The National
20 December, 2018