Madagascar for the Malagasy, political party in Madagascar, usually known as ''Madagasikara otronin'ny Malagasy'' (Monima), and as MONIMA (the abbreviation for the French name of the organization, Mouvement Nationaliste et Indépendant de Madagascar'').
The National President of the party is Monja Roindefo and its Secretary general is Gabriel Rabearimanana.
The party is one of the oldest political parties, founded by
Monja Jaona
Monja Jaona (1910–1994) was a Malagasy politician and early nationalist who significantly drove political events on the island during his lifetime. He was a member of Jiny, a militant nationalist group formed in southern Madagascar in the 1940s ...
, mayor of the city of
Toliara
Toliara (also known as ''Toliary'', ; formerly ''Tuléar'') is a city in Madagascar.
It is the capital of the Atsimo-Andrefana region, located 936 km southwest of national capital Antananarivo.
The current spelling of the name was adopted ...
, in the 1950s. It played a significant role in the unrest that led to president Tsiranana's downfall in 1972.
In the 2007 elections, the party has formed an alliance with
Tambatra and Manaovasoa, known as TMM, in opposition to the ruling TIM party. Since the 23 September 2007
National Assembly
In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the rep ...
elections
An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold Public administration, public office.
Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative ...
it is no longer represented in parliament
Results according to the Haute Cour Constitutionelle
References
{{Malagasy political parties
Political parties in Madagascar
Malagasy nationalism
1950s establishments in Madagascar