1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/Attacks on the Press 2002: Madagascar - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="wRYmHkqbP4"><a href="https://cpj.org/2003/03/attacks-on-the-press-2002-madagascar/">Attacks on the Press 2002: Madagascar</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2003/03/attacks-on-the-press-2002-madagascar/embed/#?secret=wRYmHkqbP4" width="600" height="338" title="“Attacks on the Press 2002: Madagascar” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="wRYmHkqbP4" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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On January 25, the High Constitutional Court of Madagascar ruled that a runoff vote "within 30 days" would resolve the disputed December 2001 presidential election between longtime leader Didier Ratsiraka and Marc Ravalomanana, mayor of the capital, Antananarivo. Despite the ruling, however, both men declared themselves president and introduced their Cabinets to an impoverished populace,…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2003/03/caseIcon_attacked.gif