Madagascar Government Bans Opinion Poll Before Presidential Vote
- State cites threat to public order for barring publication
- Madagascar is scheduled to hold presidential election Nov. 7
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Madagascar’s government banned the publication of an opinion poll, six weeks before the Indian Ocean island nation is scheduled to hold presidential elections.
The state barred Antananarivo-based magazine Politika from publishing the results of the survey citing a threat to “public order,” the publication said in a statement on Wednesday. The poll was commissioned by Germany’s Friedrich Ebert Foundation.