Date of presidential election set amid controvery Members of Parliament in the National Assembly of Madagascar react after the date of the presidential election is set for November 7 after street protests and a political crisis forced the appointment of a caretaker government. The Chamber is half empty because of the boycott of the TIM (pro-Ravalomanana) MPs. Before the Assembly, protests continue in the streets as demonstrators demand the resignation of the Minister of Communication, Jean-de-Dieu Maharante. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES