Complex sentence: The African Union urged Rajoelina, Lalao Ravalomanana and Didier Ratsiraka to withdraw their controversial candidacies, and the European Union responded by suspended funding to the election.
Split into simpler sentences: The African Union urged Rajoelina, Lalao Ravalomanana and Didier Ratsiraka to withdraw their controversial candidacies. The European Union responded by suspended funding to the election.