Nearly a million voters have no identification card

The census of Malagasy voters throughout the country is not over yet. The National Electoral Commission declared that 90% of the job is done. But, according to an assessment, national identification cards are missing for one million voters out of eight to ten millions. This does no good to the incoming elections’ credit, since the concerned citizens will not be allowed to vote, even though being legally registered. The ruling power has not enough money to turn the court processes required to provide these potential voters with national identification cards. Less than four months to the potential presidential deadline, the national electoral commission members are aware of the issue, but still the Commission’s president, Beatrice Atallah, does so far not want to hear about any likely postponement