The final result of the contest between twice-elected former President Marc Ravalomanana and Andry Rajoelina, who unseated him in a 2009 coup, is not expected before Christmas.

SADC’s current chair, Namibian President Heine Geingob has tweeted his encouragement that both candidates in the Madagascar Presidential run-off have said they will accept the outcome.

Prime Minister of the island state Christian Ntsay, says his country which has become the seventh poorest nation on the planet largely due to political instability, doesn’t deserve  further unrest.

Ominously both candidates have laid out reasons for possibly disputing the final result. 

Marc Ravalomana says there’s been cheating with ballot papers and voter registration cards.

Andry Rajoelina alleges vote rigging in several centres.

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