Rajoelina Leads in Madagascar Election Amid Boycott and Low Turnout

Preliminary results show incumbent president with 71.26% of votes, as less than 40% of registered voters participate.

Madagascar's incumbent president, Andry Rajoelina, held a commanding lead in the presidential election with preliminary results showing him with 71.26% of the votes.
The election was marked by a low voter turnout of just under 40% of Madagascar’s 11 million voters, as many heeded a call by the collective of 10 candidates to boycott the election.
Former president Marc Ravalomanana, one of the 10 candidates who boycotted the election, sits third with just under 10.08% of the vote.
The elections body is expected to proclaim the “provisional consolidated results” for the entire country between Nov. 24 and Nov. 25.
The opposition has already said it doesn’t recognize this election, with former president Hery Rajaonarimampianina stating that the majority of Malagasy people expressed themselves through the fact that they stayed at home.