Madagascar's presidential candidate Hery Rajaonarimampianina (C) casts his ballot at a polling centre in Tsimbazaza area of the capital Antananarivo December 20, 2013. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya
ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) - Madagascar's electoral court declared former finance minister Hery Rajaonarimampianina president-elect on Friday despite allegations by his defeated rival that the December run-off vote was rigged.
The ruling raises the spectre of protests by supporters of Jean Louis Robinson who had demanded a recount and warned on Thursday that his patience was wearing thin.
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