Complex sentence: Shortly after Ravalomanana won the presidential elections in 2001, Rajoelina began frequenting the president's daughter and continued to expand his relationship with the capital's political elite over the course of the Ravalomanana presidency.
Split into simpler sentences: Shortly after Ravalomanana won the presidential elections in 2001, Rajoelina began frequenting the new president's daughter. He continued to expand his relationship with the capital's political elite over the course of the Ravalomanana presidency.