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2023 Malagasy Presidential Election
Presidential elections were scheduled to be held in Madagascar on 9 November 2023, with a second round on 20 December if required. On 12 October 2023, it was announced that the election would be postponed by one week to 16 November because of pre-election unrest. Andry Rajoelina was re-elected to another term with 58.95% of the vote in the first round. Turnout was 46.36%, the lowest in a presidential election in the country's history. Electoral system The President of Madagascar is elected using the two-round system; if no candidate receives a majority of the votes in the first round, a run-off will be held. Candidates A total of 28 candidates applied to run for the presidency. In the High Constitutional Court decision published on 9 September 2023, only 13 candidates out of 28 were accepted: They are, by their order on the ballot, decided by sortition: # Tahina Razafinjoelina # #Andry Rajoelina #Roland Ratsiraka #Marc Ravalomanana # Auguste Richard Paraina # Andry Tsiverizo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andry Rajoelina
Andry Nirina Rajoelina (Malagasy: ; born 30 May 1974) is a Malagasy politician and businessman who has been the president of Madagascar since 2019. He was previously president of a provisional government from 2009 to 2014 following a political crisis and military-backed coup, having held the office of Mayor of Antananarivo for one year prior. Before entering the political arena, Rajoelina was involved in the private sector, including a printing and advertising company called Injet in 1999 and the ''Viva'' radio and television networks in 2007. He formed political party Young Malagasies Determined and was elected Mayor of Antananarivo in 2007. While in this position, he led an opposition movement against then-President Marc Ravalomanana that culminated in a 2009 political crisis. Rajoelina was appointed as President of the High Transitional Authority of Madagascar (HTA) by a military council, in a move characterised as a coup d'état by the international community. Rajoelin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
