Former Madagascar President Marc Ravalomanana told Reuters on Saturday that he was injured during a rally against the incumbent president Andry Rajoelina’s re-election bid. Ravalomanana posted a photo of the bleeding injury on his left leg on Facebook. The injury is said to have happened when police used tear gas to disperse his supporters during the march.

Presidential candidate Jean Brunelle, one of eleven Presidential candidates at the protest, said to AFP, “They choked us with tear gas. We were in the frontline… and they just fired just like that, without warning.”

The protestors took to the streets against the Madagascar Constitutional Court’s decision to allow Rajoelina to hand over power to Prime Minister Christian Ntsay instead of the country’s Senate president ahead of the November election. Furthermore, the protestors demanded that Rajoelina be disqualified from running, alleging he is not a Madagascar citizen.

According to Malagasy law, an adult citizen who freely seeks and obtains foreign citizenship is not constitutionally eligible to run for president. Rajoelina obtained French citizenship in 2014, which, according to the 11 presidential candidates, precludes him from running.

Madagascar’s government previously prohibited public protests in April. In July, the state apprehended two opposition leaders who were participating in demonstrations in Antananarivo, the country’s capital. These demonstrations sought better living and economic circumstances for the people. Riot police have been deploying tear gas to drive away demonstrators since October 2nd. The police have yet to make a statement on the subject.

In response, Roland Ratsiraka, another presidential contender told a press conference that the peaceful protests will continue and that another march will take place on Monday.