Madagascar
- System of government
- Last Updated : 2016-10-07
Unitary semi-presidential republic
System of government-References:
- Total population
- Last Updated : 2016-10-07 22,434,363
Total population-References:
- Total area (in square kilo meters)
- Last Updated : 2016-10-07 587,041 km2
Total area (in square kilo meters)-References:
- Number of registered voters
- Last Updated : 2016-10-07 7,956,971
Number of registered voters-References:
- Number of registered political parties
- Last Updated : 2016-11-17
18 political parties are listed.
Number of registered political parties-References:
- Number of polling stations
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Average number of voters per polling station
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Voting age
- Last Updated : 2016-08-25 18
Voting age-References:
- Elected Offices
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Election system
- Last Updated : 2016-10-07 Parallel (Segmented) (PR Lists and Majoritarian constituencies)
Election system-References:
- Terms of office
- Last Updated : 2016-10-07 The President is elected by majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term.
In the National Assembly, 87 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms and 64 members are elected by single non-transferable vote in two-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms. In the Senate, 22 members are appointed by regional legislatures to serve 5-year terms and 11 members are appointed by the President to serve 5-year terms
Terms of office-References:
- Election
- Last Updated : 2016-10-07 Malagasy general election, 2013
Election-References:
- Date
- Last Updated : 2016-10-07 20 December 2013, following a first round of presidential elections on 25 October
Date-References:
- Political parties in the elections
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Number of elected candidates
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Voter turnout
- Last Updated : 2016-10-07 49%
Voter turnout-References:
- Number of ballots cast
- Last Updated : 2016-10-07 4,042,706
Number of ballots cast-References:
- Legal framework for elections
- Last Updated : 2016-08-25 Separate legislation - Decree
Legal framework for elections-References:
- Legal provisions
- Last Updated : 2016-11-16 Constitution, art. 5, 55 (5), 137 (5), 162 (3):
Legal provisions-References:
- Referenda
- Last Updated : 2016-11-16
Constitution, art. 137 (5), 162 (3):
Constitution, art. 55 (5):
Referenda-References:
- People’s Initiatives
- Last Updated : 2016-11-30 N/A
People’s Initiatives-References:
- Recall Votes
- Last Updated : 2016-11-30
N/A
Recall Votes-References:
- Official name
- Last Updated : 2016-10-07 Independent National Electoral Commission for The Transition
Official name -References:
- Mission, Vision, Key Objectives, Functions
- Last Updated : 2016-10-07
- to organise and supervise electoral operations and referenda;
- to compile, announce and publish the provisional results of the polls;
- to give force to electoral legislation at all the levels in order to ensure the credibility of the elections;
- to coordinate voter education activities; and
- to contribute in developing a legal framework for electoral process.
The primary functions of the CENI-T are laid out in Article 5 of Loi n?2012-004. These are:
Mission, Vision, Key Objectives, Functions-References:
- Type of EMB(independent, governmental, mixed)
- Last Updated : 2016-10-07 Independent
Type of EMB(independent, governmental, mixed)-References:
- EMB budget source
- Last Updated : 2016-08-25
The legislature - Donors - Other
EMB budget source-References:
- EMB expenditure audit
- Last Updated : 2016-10-07 Another organ within the national government - Other
EMB expenditure audit-References:
- Number of EMB members (commissioners)
- Last Updated : 2016-08-25 21 - 30 members
Number of EMB members (commissioners)-References:
- Term of EMB members (commissioners)
- Last Updated : 2016-10-07 Members of the CENI-T will serve their term in office until the period of transition ends
Term of EMB members (commissioners)-References:
- Who appoints members (commissioners)?
- Last Updated : 2016-08-25
Executive - Judiciary - Political parties - Civil society - Other
Who appoints members (commissioners)?-References:
- Selection of Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Administrative divisions
- Last Updated : 2016-11-16
divided into 22 regions(further divided into the 114 districts)
Administrative divisions -References:
- Delimitation of constituencies(electoral district)
- Last Updated : 2016-11-16 constituencies are delimited for election purposes
Delimitation of constituencies(electoral district) -References:
- Criteria for drawing boundaries
- Last Updated : 2016-11-17 N/A
Criteria for drawing boundaries-References:
- Body responsible for drawing boundaries
- Last Updated : 2016-11-17 Executive (The electoral constituencies are delimited by decree of the Council of Ministers)
Body responsible for drawing boundaries-References:
- Requirements on the right to vote
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Reasons for having the right to vote revoked
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Electoral Eligibility
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Reasons for having the eligibility revoked
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Requirements for party registration
- Last Updated : 2016-08-25 Equal regardless of size of party and previous performance
Requirements for party registration-References:
- Candidate nomination
- Last Updated : 2016-11-17 independent candidates can compete in both presidential and legislative elections
Candidate nomination-References:
- Candidate Registration (National Assembly members)
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Requirement
- Period
- Method
- Application form
- Acceptance and notice
- Restriction/Prohibition on candidate registration
- Candidate registration deposit
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Amount of fee
- Return of fee
- Uncontested Election
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Preparation of the voters list
- Last Updated : 2016-11-17 A continuous register (voter data is continuously collected and d between electoral events)
Preparation of the voters list-References:
- Whether the registration is compulsory (or not)
- Last Updated : 2016-11-17
Yes
Whether the registration is compulsory (or not)-References:
- Who is responsible for the voters list
- Last Updated : 2016-10-17 Ordinance no 2010-003 of March 2010 removed responsibility for the registration of voters and the compilation of voter's rolls from the Ministry of the Interior, whose responsibility it had been hitherto, and placed these processes in the hands of the National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI, Commission Electorale Nationale Ind?pendante).
Who is responsible for the voters list -References:
- Voters list preparation procedure
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Inspection and objection procedure
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Definition
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Period
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Methods
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Prohibited forms of campaigning
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Who is not permitted to campaign
- Campaign Finance
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Campaign expense limit
- Income and expenditure of campaign expense
- Report, public inspection, and open of income and expenditure
- Investigation on income and expenditure of campaign expense & actions
- Reimbursement of campaign expense
- Presiding officers
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
① How many of officers in a polling station
② Roles of each officer
③ How we nominate the officers
- Facilities or items a polling station is equipped with
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Polling station location criteria
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Voting hours
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Voting
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
① Is compulsory or voluntary?
② How many ballot papers are distributed to each voter?
- Ballot Paper
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
① Determination of the order of candidates on ballots
② What has to be included in the ballot paper?
③ Ballot paper design or sample ballot paper
④ Valid and invalid ballot paper
- Voting Procedures
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Start ofvoting
- Process of voting
- End of voting
- Marking method
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Special voting (Absentee / Early / Proxy / Assisted / Postal / etc)
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
① Who are subjected to do
② Voting procedures
- Counting Location
- Last Updated : 2016-08-25 The polling stations
Counting Location-References:
- Counting period
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Vote counting method
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Counting Procedures
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Start of counting
- Process of counting
- End of counting
- When are ballots recounted?
- Last Updated : 2016-08-25 Always recounted
When are ballots recounted?-References:
- Who is eligible to vote for overseas voting?
- Last Updated : 2016-11-17 Outside the country voting is not permitted
Who is eligible to vote for overseas voting?-References:
- Overseas voters list preparation
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Where to vote
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Voting procedure for early voting
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Methods used to transport ballot papers
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Counting procedure
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- How is the elected candidate chosen in the case of a tie?
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Apportioning of National Assembly seats
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Results Announcement
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Is the announcement of preliminary result required?
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Deadline for announcement of final results
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Reason for holding a by- or re-election
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- By-election dates
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Electoral process
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Criteria for allocating free broadcast time
- Last Updated : 2016-11-17 Equal regardless of size of party and previous performance
Criteria for allocating free broadcast time-References:
- Television debates
- Last Updated : 2016-08-25 No
Television debates-References:
- Blackout period for release of election survey results
- Last Updated : 2016-11-17
N/A
Blackout period for release of election survey results-References:
- Electoral dispute resolution body
- Last Updated : 2016-11-16 The Supreme Constitutional Court
Electoral dispute resolution body-References:
- Electoral dispute resolution mechanism
- Last Updated : 2016-11-17
Within
ten exact days after the close of the ballot, every elector that has been
registered
on
the list of electors and has participated in the vote shall have the right to
refer to the High Constitutional Court or the Administrative Tribunal, regarding
all claims and on the regularity of the conduct of the electoral campaign in the
electoral district
where
it is entered, or relating to the regularity of the voting operations carried
out in the
the
polling station where he/she is registered.
The
same right shall be accorded to each candidate or his/her delegate or
his/her
or
part of the constituency concerned by his/her candidacy. One may also
challenge
voting
results of the polling station or denounce non-compliance with the
requirements
or
legal requirements in accordance with the provisions of this
Chapter.
Any national observer shall have the same right of complaint, protest and denunciation of voters and candidates or delegates of candidates, as per the two preceding paragraphs in all the polling stations for which he is mandated.
Electoral dispute resolution mechanism-References:
- Alternative electoral dispute resolution mechanism
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Direct public funding
- Last Updated : 2016-11-17 regularly provided
Direct public funding-References:
- Private funding of political parties
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- If so, is there limit on the amount a donor can contribute to candidate or political party
- Regulation, monitoring and investigation
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Regulation, monitoring and investigation bodies
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Which electoral processes are using ICTs?
- Last Updated : 2016-11-17 the election (voting) results that the country publishes online:
Which electoral processes are using ICTs? -References:
- When it was introduced
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Gender equality
- Last Updated : 2016-11-17
Gender Data:
· Female Population: 11,499,858 (2013)
· Is Madagascar a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (17 July 1980)
· Has Madagascar ratified CEDAW: Yes (17 March 1989)
· Gender Quota: No
· Female candidates in this election: Yes
· Number of Female Parliamentarians: 12 (following the 1998 elections)
· Human Development Index Position: 154 (2014)
· Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Low (2014)
Gender equality-References:
- Aids for disabled or handicapped voters
- Last Updated : 2016-11-17
Disability Data:
· Is Madagascar a signatory to CRPD: Yes (25 September 2007)
· Has Madagascar ratified CRPD: Yes (12 June 2015)
· Population with a disability: 2,435,365 (est.)
Aids for disabled or handicapped voters -References:
- Voter education
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- National civic education
- Last Updated : 2016-08-25 conducted by the National Electoral Management Body - Yes, conducted by NGOs/ Civic Organizations
National civic education-References:
- EMB Staff education
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Domestic observation
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- International observation
- Last Updated : 2016-11-16 Following an invitation by the authorities of the Republic of Madagascar the European Union is deploying a mission to observe the presidential elections. The first round is scheduled for 25 October.
International observation-References:
- Partnerships/MoUs
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- International Activities
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Major challenges to elections
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Measures taken to deal with those Challenges
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03