ራጆሊና የማሰታወቂያ ኩባንያ ባለቤት ናቸው፤ በዛውም የራሳቸው ሚዲያ አላቸው፡፡ ሚዲያዎችን አላግባብ መጠቀምንና ከመጠን ያለፈ ገንዘብ ለቅስቀሳ ማዋልን ሕጉ ስለሚከለክል፣ ከምርጫ ውድድሩ ሊሰረዙ ይችላሉ፡፡
Rajoelina, who heads an advertising company, as well as private media entities, would have been prevented from contesting the election because of the restrictions over use of the media, and certain rules concerning campaign financing.