Presidential elections were held in Madagascar

Madagascar

The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...

 on 16 December 2001. Initial results suggested a second round was necessary, with neither of the main candidates, incumbent President Didier Ratsiraka

Didier Ratsiraka

Vice Admiral Didier Ratsiraka is a Malagasy politician who was President of Madagascar from 1975 to 1993 and from 1997 to 2002.-Second Republic:...

 and Marc Ravalomanana

Marc Ravalomanana

Marc Ravalomanana is a Malagasy politician who was the President of Madagascar from 2002 to 2009. A member of the Merina ethnic group, Ravalomanana served as Mayor of Antananarivo before becoming President in 2002...

. However, Ravalomanana rejected the results and declared himself President in February 2002, resulting in violence breaking out between supporters of the two candidates. A recount was held, after which Ravalomanana was awarded 51.46% of the votes, and in April the High Constitutional Court declared him the winner. Although Ratsiraka rejected the verdict, the United States

United States

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 recognised Ravalomanana as President in June, and the following month Ratsiraka fled to France.

Results

Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Recount %
Marc Ravalomanana Marc Ravalomanana Marc Ravalomanana is a Malagasy politician who was the President of Madagascar from 2002 to 2009. A member of the Merina ethnic group, Ravalomanana served as Mayor of Antananarivo before becoming President in 2002...	Tiako I Madagasikara Tiako I Madagasikara Tiako I Madagasikara is a political party in Madagascar founded by a group of individuals on July 3, 2002 to support President Marc Ravalomanana. It is now the largest party in the National Assembly of Madagascar with 106 of 127 seats, after the parliamentary election held on September 23, 2007....	1,945,242	46.44	51.46
Didier Ratsiraka Didier Ratsiraka Vice Admiral Didier Ratsiraka is a Malagasy politician who was President of Madagascar from 1975 to 1993 and from 1997 to 2002.-Second Republic:...	AREMA Association for the Rebirth of Madagascar The Association for the Rebirth of Madagascar or Pillar and Structure for the Salvation of Madagascar is a political party in Madagascar.*National secretary: Pierrot Rajaonarivelo...	1,701,094	40.61	35.90
Albert Zafy Albert Zafy Albert Zafy is a Malagasy politician. He was the President of Madagascar from 27 March 1993 to 5 September 1996.-Early life and career:...	Action, Truth, Development and Harmony	223,831	5.34	5.07
Herizo Razafimahaleo Herizo Razafimahaleo Herizo Jossicher Razafimahaleo was a politician in Madagascar. He ran for President three times, and he served as Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister from 1997 to 1998....	Economic Liberalism and Democratic Action for National Recovery Economic Liberalism and Democratic Action for National Recovery Economic Liberalism and Democratic Action for National Recovery is a political party in Madagascar...	178,972	4.27	4.00
Daniel Rajakoba Daniel Rajakoba Daniel Rajakoba is a Malagasy politician.Born in Antonibe, Sofia Region, Rajakoba studied teaching at Antananarivo University. He became a professor before being appointed as Minister of the Civil Service, Labour, and Social Laws by President Gabriel Ramanantsoa in 1972, a post he held until...	Independent	74,304	1.77	2.01
Patrick Rajaonary	Independent	65,571	1.57	1.55
Total		4,189,014	100	100
Source: EISA