Den langsomme procedure og den næsten monarkistiske magthaver, der har siddet ved magten i næsten 20 år, som navnlig fik regeringen i Madagaskar til at afvise tilstedeværelsen af internationale observatører, men ligeledes tvetydigheden i de offentlige erklæringer fra oppositionen gør, at der er stærk tvivl om disse resultaters troværdighed.
The slow procedure and the quasi-monarchic nature of the regime that has been in power for almost 20 years, which, in particular, had led Madagascar' s government to refuse the presence of international observers, and the ambiguities found in the public statements made by the opposition, sow more than a seed of doubt as to whether these results are reliable.