Electoral officials wait for voters during the parliamentary elections at a polling station in Antananarivo on May 27, 2019. The former French colony is well known for its vanilla and precious redwood, yet is one of the world's poorest nations, according to World Bank data, with 76 percent of people living in extreme poverty. The island, which is also famed for its unique wildlife, is dependent on foreign aid and has a long history of coups and unrest..RIJASOLO / AFP