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Title: Madagascar votes in first presidential election since 2009 coup
Post by: YahooNews on Oct 25, 2013, 09:31 AM
By Richard Lough and Alain Iloniaina ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) - The people of Madagascar began voting on Friday in a presidential election they hope will end a five-year crisis and rebuild investor confidence to mend an economy crippled since President Andry Rajoelina seized power in a 2009 coup. It was the first vote on the huge nickel- and vanilla-producing island off Africa since the upheaval triggered by protests and mutinous soldiers that drew sanctions against Madagascar and prompted donors to freeze crucial budget support. ...

Source: Madagascar votes in first presidential election since 2009 coup (http://news.yahoo.com/madagascar-votes-first-presidential-election-since-2009-coup-041051548--business.html)