FILE PHOTO: A combination photo shows former Madagascar's Marc Ravalomanana on February 17, 2011 and former Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina on December 18, 2013 respectively. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings and REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya/File Photos
ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) - A former president of Madagascar and the man who overthrew him in a coup will compete to become the island state's next leader in December, after coming top in a first-round vote that knocked out the incumbent.
Former president Marc Ravalomanana got 35.35 percent of the vote in the November first round, behind his successor, Andry Rajoelina, who got 39.23 percent, the High Constitutional Court said on Wednesday.
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