IFES Election Guide - Election Profile for Madagascar

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Chief of State: President Marc RAVALOMANANA
Head of Government: Prime Minister Jacques SYLLA
Assembly: Madagascar has a bicameral Legislature consisting of the Senate (Sénat) with 90 seats and the National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) with 160 seats.

The President is elected by majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term.
The Prime Minister is appointed by the President.
In the Senate (Sénat), 60 members are indirectly elected by regions to serve 5-year terms and 30 members are appointed by the President to serve 5-year terms. In the National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale), 115 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms and 12 members are elected by single non-transferable vote to serve 5-year terms.**

** The 12 seats elected under SNTV are from two-member constituencies.

Marc RAVALOMANANA
Party: I Love Madagascar / (TIM)
Jean LAHINIRIKO
Party: Democratic Party for Union in Madagascar / (PSDUM)
Iarovana Roland RATSIRAKA
Independent(s)
Herizo Jossicher RAZAFIMAHALEO
Party: Economic Liberalism and Democratic Action for National Recovery / (LEADER/Fanilo)
Norbert Lala RATSIRAHONANA
Party: Judged By Your Work Party / Asa Vita no Ifampitsarana (AVI)
Ny Hasina ANDRIAMANJATO
Independent(s)
Pety RAKOTONIAINA
Party: Union / Tambatra
Elia RAVELOMANANTSOA
Party: Our Madagascar
6 Others
Independent(s): N/A