Madagascar’s provisional electoral roll lists 7.16 million voters
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lexpress
The Independent National Electoral Commission has provisionally recorded 7,163,714 adult citizens on the electoral roll after two and a half months of operations, according to its president, Thiery Rakotonarivo. Registration continues ahead of the constitutional referendum and presidential election, with women accounting for 51.19% of those recorded, Lexpress reports.
Madagascar’s Independent National Electoral Commission (Ceni) has provisionally registered 7,163,714 adult citizens on the electoral roll after two and a half months of registration. Its president, Thiery Rakotonarivo, presented the figures in Alarobia, according to L’Express.
The roll revision is to continue in order to expand registration. A reliable and complete electoral register is a prerequisite for Madagascar’s constitutional referendum and presidential election, the newspaper reports.
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