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7/29/2019 In Brief - Madagascar's Elections
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MADAGASCARSummary of Upcoming Elections
PrESiDENTiAL
First Round Scheduled or
October 25, 20131
Second Round Scheduled or
December 20, 2013
The Oce o Executive President
o Madagascar
PArLiAmENTArY
Scheduled or
December 20, 20132
127 seats in the House o
Assembly
The 2006 presidential elections held in
Madagascar were considered “relatively
ree and transparent.” However, the military
seized control o Antananarivo, the capital,
and ousted Marc Ravalomanana, the elected
President in 2009, and subsequently tookcontrol o the government. Soon ater, the
military installed Andry Rajoelina at the helm.
Rajoelina has been in power since.
Since the last elections, the country has
witnessed numerous political demonstrations
staged by a disgruntled and restive popu-
lation. As a result o the coup in 2009, the
country has been “isolated by the internation-
al community and deprived o oreign aid.”3
The upcoming elections are expected to test
whether or not Madagascar has been able
to nd a suitable middle ground in electing
a qualied leader. Finally, Madagascar’s high
poverty rates are expected to be a signicant
actor, as people in rural areas undergo sub-sistence hardship.
Suay Pevus Eletns 4
Pesdental Eletns – December 3, 2006
Ppulatn and nube esteed vtes:
Total population: 18,595,469
Registered Voters: 7,317,790
ELEcTioN ANALYSiS
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results:
canddate Paty Vtes % Vtes
Marc Ravalomanana I Love Madagascar (TIM) 2,435,199 54.79%
Jean Lahiniriko Independent 517,994 11.65%
Iarovana Roland Ratsiraka Independent 450,717 10.14%
Herizo Jossicher
Razamahaleo
Economic Liberalism and
Democratic Action or
National Recovery
(Leader-Fanilo)
401,473 9.03%
Norbert Lala
Ratsirahonana
Judged by One’s Works
(AVI)
186,355 4.22%
Ny Hasina
AndriamanjatoIndependent 187,552 4.18%
Elia
RavelomanantsoaOur Madagascar 113,897 2.56%
Pety Rakotoniaina Tambatra (Union) 74,566 1.68%
Jules Randrianjoary Independent 33,463 0.75%
Daniel Rajakoba Fihavanantsika 28,363 0.64%
Rakotonirina
Manaday
Movement or the
Progress o Madagascar
(MFM)
14,712 0.33%
Philippe Madiomanana
TsirananaIndependent 1,128 0.03%
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Palaentay Eletns – December 15, 20025
The National Assembly
Ppulatn and nube esteed vtes:
Total Population: 16,473,4806
Registered Voters: 5 844 5647
results: 8
PatyNube Seats
(160)
I Love Madagascar (TIM) 103
National Union (Firaisankinam-Pirenena) 22
Rebirth o the Social Democratic Party (RPSD) 5
Vanguard o the Malagasy Revolution (AREMA) 3
Economic Liberalism and Democratic Action or National
Recovery (Leader-Fanilo)2
Toamasina Tonga Saina 2
United Popular Forces (Herim-Bahoaka Mitambatra) 1
Independent Candidates 2
Tak i madaaskaa (Tim) /
i Lve madaasa
Please reer to the ollowing webpage or
more inormation:
http://www.tim-madagascar.org/
fasankna-Penena /
Natnal Unn
Please reer to the ollowing webpage or
more inormation: http://en.wikipedia.org/
wiki/National_Union_%28Madagascar%29
rénassane du Pat Sal-Déatque
(rPSD) / rebth the Sal Deat
Paty
Please reer to the ollowing webpage or
more inormation: http://en.wikipedia.org/
wiki/Rebirth_o_the_Social_Democratic_Party
mAJor PoLiTicAL PArTiES9
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DriViNg iSSUES
Madagascar has long been host to racial and
ethnic tensions that have oten unsettled
the country’s political scene. “Due to pastmilitary conquest and long-standing political
dominance, the socioeconomic status o the
merina (highland people) is considered to be
higher than that o the cotier (coastal peo-
ple).”10 Discrimination has played a signicant
role with determining who was been able to
secure government positions. There are also
concerns about ballot stung, conficts o
interest i.e. government ocials participating
as electoral ocials, and restricted media
coverage o opposition parties and candi-
dates.11 The growing numbers o unemployed
youth is also a sensitive issue in this election
cycle.12
The Malagasy government has been working
in conjunction with organizations such as the
National Independent Electoral Commission
or the Transition (CENI-T), United Nations andits subgroups, European Union, and various
countries (i.e. Switzerland, Norway, South Ko-
rea, etc.). Responsible or all o the logistical
aspects o the electoral process, the CENI-T
has been working diligently to achieve the
goal o hosting the elections in July as sched-
uled. However, given the amount o interna-
tional infuence that the CENI-T is party to, it
is oten engaging in a sort o ‘balancing act’
between keeping its international supporters/
donors appeased and working towards the
pacication o local groups.
ENDNoTES
1 IFES Election Guide. (2010, 07 November). Election
Profle: Madagascar . Retrieved rom: http://www.elec-
tionguide.org/country.php?ID=129
Structure of the Executive Branch
Chie o State: President
Head o Government: Prime Minister
Cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the Prime Minister
(Source: CIA World Factbook. (2013, 22 March). Arica:
Madagascar. Retrieved rom: https://www.cia.gov/library/
publications/the-world-actbook/geos/ma.html)
2 IFES Election Guide. (2010, 23 July). Election Profle:
Madagascar . Retrieved rom: http://www.electionguide.
org/country.php?ID=129
Structure of the Legislative Branch
Bicameral legislature consists o a Senate (Sénat) and
National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) (100 seats; two-
thirds o the members appointed by regional assemblies;
227 total seats
Senate: 100 seats – two-thirds o the members appointed by
regional assemblies; remaining one-third appointed by the
president (members to serve our-year terms)
National Assembly: 127 seats –members elected by popularvote to serve our-year terms (reduced rom 160 seats by an
April 2007 national reerendum)
(Source: CIA World Factbook. (2013, 22 March). Arica:
Madagasca r. Retrieved rom: https://www.cia.gov/library/
publications/the-world-actbook/geos/ma.html)
3 BBC. (2013, 21 January). Madagascar Profle . Retrieved
rom: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-arica-13861843
4 IFES Election Guide. (2010, 23 July). Election Profle:
Madagascar . Retrieved rom: http://www.electionguide.
org/country.php?ID=129
5 Electoral Institute or Sustainable Democracy in Ari-
ca. (June 2010). Madagascar: 2002 National Assembly
Election Results . Retrieved rom: http://www.eisa.org.
za/WEP/mad2002results.htm
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6 Index Mundi. (2011, 1 January). Population Demograph-
ics: Madagascar . Retrieved rom: http://www.indexmun-
di.com/g/g.aspx?v=21&c=ma&l=en
7 Electoral Institute or Sustainable Democracy in Arica.
(June 2010). Madagascar: 2002 National Assembly Election Results . Retrieved rom: http://www.eisa.org.
za/WEP/mad2002results.htm
8 Ibid.
9 There is a lack o literature available on the topic o Mal-
agasy political parties.
10 Freedom House. (2013, 25 March). Madagascar . Re-
trieved rom: http://www.reedomhouse.org/report/ree-
dom-world/2006/madagascar
11 National Democratic Institute. (2006, 16 November).
Statement o NDI Pre-Election Delegation to the Decem-
ber 3, 2006 Madagascar Presidential Election. Retrieved
rom: http://www.ndi.org/les/Madagascar_PreElection_
Statement_111606_ENG.pd
12 Arican Economic Outlook. (2012, 22 June). Madagascar.
Retrieved rom: http://www.aricaneconomicoutlook.org/
en/countries/southern-arica/madagascar/
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