The presidential elections [1] are set for July 24, 2013 in Madagascar. According to Ben from mada-tribune.com, the first candidates to have submitted their dossiers [2] [fr] to the special electoral court are:
Hajo Andrianainarivelo, Jean Lahiniriko et Roland Ratsiraka are the first to have filed their candidacies.
Dr. Jean-Louis Robinson [3], Pierrot Rajaonarivelo, [4] Edgard Razafindravahy [5], and Vahombey [6] are also candidates for the presidency. Other political parties are expected to announce their selections shortly. Update: Lalao Ravalomanana, spouse of former president Ravalomanana [7] was selected [8] [fr] to represent his political party TIM.