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Politics of Madagascar takes place in a framework of a semi-presidential representative democratic republic, with a pluralist multi-party system. The President of Madagascar is head of state and the Prime Minister of Madagascar is head of government. Executive power is exercised by the government.
The Democratic Republic of Madagascar (Malagasy: Repoblika Demokratika Malagasy, French: République démocratique de Madagascar) was a socialist state that existed on the island of Madagascar from 1975 to 1992.
Democratic Republic of Madagascar: 3 Didier Ratsiraka (1936–2021) [e] 1982 1989: 30 December 1975 12 January 1992 16 years, 13 days Military / AREMA: Rakotomalala Rakotoniaina Rakotoarijaona Ramahatra Razanamasy: Third Republic of Madagascar (3) Didier Ratsiraka (1936–2021) — 12 January 1992 27 March 1993 1 year, 74 days AREMA: Razanamasy ...
This article lists political parties in Madagascar. In Madagascar , most of the constituencies elect one member of the national assembly; however, several elect two. This means that the political party with most votes may get an absolute majority in the national assembly without an absolute majority of the votes.
'Pirate Enlightenment,' by David Graeber, late co-author of the bestselling 'Dawn of Everything,' locates the possible dawn of democracy in Madagascar.
The electors of Madagascar went to the polls on Friday, 31 July 2015 to choose the local government officials to take charge for the next four years. Over 8,484,714 people were expected to cast their ballots at some 20,072 polling stations, according to the national elections agency. Some 7,322 candidates were competing for the 1,695 seats.
The party was founded in 1956 in Majunga district as the Social Democratic Party of Madagascar and the Comoros. It was led by Philibert Tsiranana , a member of the French National Assembly . Tsiranana had joined the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO) group, and the French SFIO government aided the construction of the PSD.
United States Ambassador to Madagascar R. Niels Marquardt described a "climate of insecurity" in Madagascar. [147] Marquardt said that Madagascar would be likely be deemed ineligible for the trade preferences under the African Growth and Opportunity Act if it did not hold elections by the end of 2009. [147]