Economic Liberalism and Democratic Action for National Recovery (''Libéralisme Économique et Action Démocratique pour la Reconstruction Nationale'', or ''LEADER-Fanilo'') is a

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. The party was founded by

Herizo Razafimahaleo Herizo Jossicher Razafimahaleo (February 21, 1955Curriculum Vitae
at Herizo.org . – July 25, 2008

in June 1992;"Principaux jalons du parcours de Herizo Razafimahaleo"
, Herizo.org . since his death in 2008, it has been led by Manassé Esoavelomandroso. After the June 1993 parliamentary election, LEADER-Fanilo joined the government of Prime Minister Francisque Ravony in August, but Razafimahaleo resigned from the government in July 1994 and the other LEADER-Fanilo ministers resigned in May 1995. Razafimahaleo was a candidate in the November 1996 presidential election, placing third with 15.13% of the vote. The party backed

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in the second round of the 1996 presidential election, held in December, and after his victory LEADER-Fanilo joined the government again in February 1997. The party won 16 seats in the June 1998 parliamentary election, the second highest number of any party. Razafimahaleo, who had been Deputy Prime Minister, subsequently left the government, although the party continued to participate in it. Razafimahaleo was the party's candidate again in the December 2001 presidential election. He resigned as President of the party in May 2002 and left the political scene. In the

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held on 15 December 2002, the party won 3.3% of the popular vote and 2 out of 160 seats. Razafimahaleo returned to active politics in 2006 and contested the 2006 presidential election as the LEADER-Fanilo candidate, winning 9.03% of the vote. In the September 2007 parliamentary election, the party won one seat: that of Befandriana Nord constituency, won by

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. Razafimahaleo died in July 2008. At the time of his death, the party's Secretary-General was Manassé Esoavelomandroso. Following Razafimahaleo's death, LEADER-Fanilo's national council chose Esoavelomandroso as the party's National President in early September 2008, while four vice-presidents were also chosen to assist him in his work:

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Benja Razafimahaleo Benja Razafimahaleo is a Malagasy politician who served as Minister of Finance in the government of Madagascar from March 2009 to September 2009. LEADER-Fanilo Razafimahaleo is the brother of Herizo Razafimahaleo, who was President of the LEADE ...

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, and

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was chosen as secretary-general."Leader-Fanilo - Manassé Esoavelomandroso succède à Herizo Razafimahaleo"
allAfrica.com, 6 September 2008 . Literally, ''Fanilo'' means torch, but it is also metaphorically used for a spokesman.

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