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Polls open in Madagascar amid violent protests and opposition boycott

A voter casts her ballot at a polling station in Antananarivo, Madagascar, on November 16, 2023. © Rijasolo, AFP

Madagascar's voters headed to polls early on Thursday in a presidential election boycotted by 10 out of 12 opposition candidates and marred by weeks of violent protests.

Despite a night-time curfew imposed on Wednesday, the security presence was scarce across the capital as polling stations opened.

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