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1Madagascar On Tenterhooks As Election ProceedsMitaintaina i Madagasikara Raha Miatrika ny Fifidianana
2It is finally election day in Madagascar.Tonga ihany ny andro fifidianana eto Madagasikara.
3The elections have been postponed three times this year alone, since the 2009 coup catapulted the country to international pariah status.Tamin'ity taona ity fotsiny, in-telo nahemotra ny datim-pifidianana, hatramin'ilay fanonganam-Panjakana tamin'ny 2009 nahatonga ny firenena hahilika eo amin'ny sehatra iraisam-pirenena.
4The BBC has a comprehensive summary of the events of the last four years leading to this less than perfect electoral situation:Manana famintinana feno mikasika ireo tranga niseho nandritra ireo efa-taona farany izay nitarika izao toe-draharaha hisian'ny fifidianana tsy dia tonga lafatra izao ny BBC:
5The polls will be run by the Independent National Electoral Commission of the Transition (Cenit) - an independent electoral body funded by the United Nations.Ny Komisiona Misahana ny Fifidiananam-Pirenena Tsy Miankina ho an'ny Tetezamita (CENI-T) - fikambanana iray tsy miankina misahana ny fifidianana vatsian'ny Firenena Mikambana - no hanatanteraka ireo fifidianana.
6No firm date has been set to announce the results but if no candidate receives more than 50% of the votes cast, a second round will be held on 20 December, along with the parliamentary elections.Tsy misy daty matotra voatondro hilazana ireo valiny, saingy raha tsy misy mpifaninana mahazo vato maherin'ny 50% amin'ireo latsa-bato natao, hisy ny fihodinana faharoa izay hotanterahina ny 20 Desambra, miaraka amin'ireo fifidianana solombavambahoaka.
7Cenit says there are 7,697,382 registered voters and 20,115 polling stations in Madagascar, a country the size of France with a scattered population.Milaza ny Cenit fa 7.697.382 no isan'ireo mpifidy voasoratra ary 20 115 no isan'ireo birao fandatsaham-bato manerana an'i Madagasikara, firenena iray mitovy habe amin'i Frantsa saingy ahitana mponina miparitaka be.
8Since this morning, voters have been lining up to cast their ballots and choose the future President from among an unprecedented 33 candidates.Nanomboka ny maraina teo, efa nilahatra be ireo mpifidy mba handeha handrotsa-bato sy hifidy izay ho Filoha, amin'ireo kandidà miisa 33, tranga mbola tsy fahita.
9Citoyenne Malgache is among those who were eager to vote.Anivon'ireo izay maika hifidy i Citoyenne Malgache.
10At 6:30 am, I was at the voting area.Tamin'ny 6ora 30 mn maraina aho no efa tany amin'ny toeram-pifidianana.
11There were already people there, and things were calm.Efa feno olona teo, ary nangingina ny toe-draharaha.
12Those in charge politely directed me to the office where I was able to verify if my name was on the electoral list.Nanoro ahy tamim-pahatsorana ny birao izay hahafahako manamarina ny anarako ireo tompon'andraikitra amin'izany.
13Hundreds of voting cards were waiting for their owners to claim them.Kara-pifidianana anjatony no efa niandry ny tompony tao mba haka azy.
14The lady in charge reads through the listing for four polling stations, looking for my name.Nanesy nijery ireo lisitra tamin'ireo biraom-pifidianana efatra hikaroka ny anarako ilay vehivavy tompon'andraikitra.
15She asks me if I want to make a last hope request and calls another person, who consciously reads the four lists again, before asking me if I had received the blue card.Nanontany ahy izy raha te-hiala nenina farany aho ka niantso olon-kafa, izay namerina nikaroka ampahamatorana tsara indray ny anarako anatin'ireo lisitra efatra, mialohan'ny nanontaniany ahy raha naharay ilay karatra manga aho.
16A lady looks at me questioningly and asks whether I invoted during the referendum.Nisy Ramatoa iray nandinika ahy tamin'endrika feno fanontaniana ary nametraka izao fanontaniana manaraka izao tamiko: Efa nifidy ve ianao tamin'ny fitsapankevibahoaka?
17The answer is no.Tsia no valiny.
18Finally, they tell me I can come and register at the Fokontany office from Monday onwards, so I'd be able to vote in the run-off elections.Fehiny, nilaza tamiko izy ireo fa afaka tonga sy misoratra anarana any amin'ny biraom-pokontany aho manomboka ny alatsinainy izao, amin'izay aho afaka mifidy amin'ny fihodinana faharoa.
19But I'm not sure that I will want to vote at that time.Nefa tsy haiko aho na te-hifidy na tsia amin'io fotoana io.
20Allons-enfants de la patrie, voting day has arrived!Andao ry zanaky ny firenena, tonga ity ny andro fifidianana!
21But today isn't yet the day that I'll have the right to exercise that right.Saingy tsy mbola androany no fotoana ahazoako zo haneho ny hevitro.
22For me, today will be will be nothing more than yet another gag.Amiko, fanentsenam-bava hafa ohatra ny mahazatra androany.
23And also one more bridge that I shall for once be able appreciate.Sady mbola tetezana iray fanampiny izay tokony hankafiziko indray.
24On the ground, voters tweet about irregularities.Teny ankianja, nibitsika mikasika ireo tsy ara-dalàna ireo mpifidy.
25Urgent: According to the candidate, Rajemison, on his official Facebook page, in Ambohibao they're paying voters to vote for Hery, #3 candidate.Maika: Araka ny voalazan'ny kandidà Rajemison, teo amin'ny pejy facebook ofisialiny, nisy fizaram-bola tany Ambohibao hanentanana ny olona hifidy an'i Hery, kandidà #3
26Pictures?Sary?
27RT @Zahavato: In Mahanoro, candidate #3 (Hery) has been continuing to campaign: putting up posters.RT @Zahavato: Tany Mahanoro, nanohy ny fampielezan-keviny ny Kandidà #3 (Hery): nametaka ny sariny. Loharano: Ireo Mpandinika Mahitsy Fijery #mdg2013
28Source : Mahitsy Fijery Observers- Emilie Filou (@EmilieFilou) 25 Oktobra 2013
29Tahina tweets a picture of the single ballot:Mibitsika mikasika ny sarina biletà tokana i Tahina:
30The single ballot paper.Ny biletà tokana.
31Smaller than I thought #madagascar #mdg2013 http://t.co/UO4eosPXqaKely noho izay niheverako azy. #madagascar #mdg2013 http://t.co/UO4eosPXqa
32- Tahina (@r1lita) October 25, 2013- Tahina (@r1lita) 25 Oktobra 2013
33On the HuffingtonPost, Jason Pack, a researcher of African History at Cambridge University and President of Libya-Analysis.com, is skeptical about the outcome.Ao amin'ny HuffingtonPost, miahiahy noho izay mety ho vokatra i Jason Pack, mpikaroka iray mikasika ny Tantaran'i Afrika ao amin'ny Anjerimanontolon'i Kambrija sady Filohan'ny Libya-Analysis.com.
34Malagasies will supposedly choose who will lead them through these turbulent times.Natao hisafidy izay hitondra azy ireo hamakivaky ireo fotoana misavoritaka ny Malagasy.
35Because that choice is likely to be little more than an electoral farce, the international community will also have to make a choice.Koa satria lehibe kokoa noho ny sarintsarim-pifidianana ity safidy ity, tsy maintsy manao ny safidiny koa ny Vondrona Iraisam-pirenena.
36Will they turn a blind eye to electoral manipulation and rampant “irregularities” while congratulating themselves in diplomatic circles for steering Madagascar back to democracy?Hanapi-maso manoloana ireo fanodikondinana ny fifidianana sy “ireo tsy ara-dalàna” izay manjakazaka ve izy ireo raha midera tena anatin'ny tontolo diplomatika noho ny famerenany an'i Madagasikara eo amin'ny zotran'ny demôkrasia?
37Or will they send a message that governments that come to power by breaking the key rules of democracy do not get rewarded with aid and diplomatic recognition?Sa handefa hafatra izy ireo fa ireo fitondrana izay tafiakatra eo amin'ny fitondrana tamin'ny fandikàna ireo lalànan'ny demôkrasia dia tsy hahazo ny fanampiana sy fankatoavana ara-diplomatika?
38Unfortunately, it seems most likely that the reality in Madagascar will once more be obscured by a cartoon caricature.Indrisy, azo heverina fa mbola ho saron'ny sary itatra indray ny zava-misy marina eto Madagasikara.
39Finally, in a humorous tweet, Faly Kizitina (“The happy grumbler”), wonders how hard the SADC election observers are really working (there are 300 SADC observers deployed in Madagascar).Farany, tanatinà bitsika mahatsikaiky iray, manontany tena i Faly Kizitina hoe hatraiza ny hamafin'ny asa ataon'ireo mpanara-maso mikasika ny fifidianana avy amin'ny SADC (misy 300 ireo mpanara-maso avy amin'ny SADC miparitaka manerana an'i Madagasikara).
40One of #SADC election observer hardly working at one of the most important election office #mdg2013 #LOL pic.twitter.com/5nzMUkQerNMpanara-mason'ny fifidianana iray avy amin'ny #SADC miasa mafy anatin'ny iray amin'ireo biraom-pifidianana lehibe indrindra #mdg2013 #LOL pic.twitter.com/5nzMUkQerN
41- Faly Kizitina (@kizitina) October 25, 2013- Faly Kizitina (@kizitina) 25 Oktobra 2013