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Residents of the island nation of Madagascar cast their votes Friday in a presidential election that many hope will restore security, improve lives and mark the end of political and economic turmoil suffered since a 2009 coup.

More than sixty percent of eligible voters in the country's capital, Antananarivo, went to the polls, election officer Martin Rakotofiringa said.

"This is the first time in several elections that I have seen a turnout this high," he said, after most polling stations closed.


People queue to cast their vote in Madagascar's first free election since a military coup in 2009.