Rumors of pre-marked ballots and accusations of vote hijacking pervaded election day.
“Sakoroka.” The legislative elections which took place yesterday will go down in history, not for the organizational good side but for the imperfections noted by the candidates. Voices are being raised to denounce several anomalies, but also irregularities. Rumors of pre-marked ballots and accusations of vote hijacking pervaded election day. Not only in the 6 districts of Antananarivo, but also in the provinces. Apparently, the opposition has opted for the strategy of denunciation. Early in the morning, calls were made to encourage voters to remain vigilant and to denounce any attempts at embezzlement and/or vote buying. This was particularly the case of Roland Ratsiraka in Toamasina who alerted public opinion to massive fraud, without providing tangible proof. In the fourth district of the capital, tension rose a notch in the middle of the day when the candidate Rahasimanana Paulbert alias Rossy and the IRMAR candidate Rafidimanana Désiré accused each other and issued barely veiled threats. through intermediary media.
Record. In any case, at the rate things are going, the High Constitutional Court (HCC) is on course to be overwhelmed by work in processing files related to the legislative elections. We are heading towards a record number of electoral requests. Even if, as was the case during the last presidential election, these requests risk being classified “ admissible but unfounded » (Azo raisina fa tsy mitombina) by electoral judges on the grounds of lack and/or non-existence of proof. Indeed, we have observed during recent electoral events that political actors tend to favor the policy of “ denunciation without proof » (mitory tsy misy porofo) with the aim of provoking the anger of citizens. It remains to be seen whether this time, these accusations against a backdrop of political calculations will… win their case. For his part, the president of the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) has already reassured public opinion by making an announcement relating to the opening of an investigation into all these denunciations.
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