The Senate ( mg, Antenimierandoholona / french: Sénat) is the upper chamber of the bicameral

Parliament of Madagascar The Parliament of Madagascar has two chambers: *The National Assembly ( mg, Antenimieram-Pirenena / french: Assemblée Nationale) has 151 members, elected for five-year terms in single-member and two-member constituencies *The Senate ( mg, Ant ...

. The Senate has 33 members: 22 are indirectly elected, one from each of the 22 regions of Madagascar, and 11 are appointed by the

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."« Je peux remplir ce rôle », dixit Yvan Randriasandratriniony"
''Madagascar Tribune'', April 26, 2008 . The Senate existed under the First Republic (1958–1975) and was a weaker body than the

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 ...

, the lower house of Parliament. Only the National Assembly could vote on a

motion of censure A motion of no confidence, also variously called a vote of no confidence, no-confidence motion, motion of confidence, or vote of confidence, is a statement or vote about whether a person in a position of responsibility like in government or mana ...

against the government. Two-thirds of the First Republic Senators were elected by provincial and municipal bodies, serving six-year terms (with half of the seats up for election every three years), while the other one-third were appointed by the government."Le Sénat des trois Républiques Malgaches"
, Senate website . Under the Second Republic (1975–1993), the Senate was abolished, leaving the National Assembly as a

unicameral parliament Unicameralism (from ''uni''- "one" + Latin ''camera'' "chamber") is a type of legislature, which consists of one house or assembly, that legislates and votes as one. Unicameral legislatures exist when there is no widely perceived need for multi ...

. Under the Third Republic (1993–present), the Senate was restored, with two-thirds of the Senators being indirectly elected and the other one-third being appointed by the President. As was the case during the First Republic, it cannot vote to censure the government, but it also cannot be dissolved. Prior to the Senate election held on April 20, 2008, at which time the reduction to 33 members took effect, the Senate had 90 members. Sixty Senators, 10 for each province, were elected by provincial electors, while the other thirty Senators were appointed by the President. In the April 2008 Senate election, the ruling Tiako i Madagasikara (TIM) party won all 22 of the elected seats. The President of TIM,

Yvan Randriasandratriniony Yvan Randriasandratriniony is a Malagasy politician. He served in the government of Madagascar as Minister of Agriculture, Breeding and Fishing from March 2002 to January 2004 and Minister of Decentralization and Regional Planning from January 2 ...

, was elected as President of the Senate on May 6, 2008; previously, Rajemison Rakotomaharo was President of the Senate from 2002 to 2008. The President of the Senate is the legal successor to the President of the Republic in the event of a vacancy in the latter position. In March 2009 interim-president

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 High Transitional Authority, provisional government from 2009 t ...

dissolved both Houses of Parliament. On 29 December 2015 elections were held for the Senate, 42 senators were elected by mayors and councillors. These were the first elections since the dissolving of the Senate in 2009. On 1 February 2016 the remaining 21 senators were appointed by Madagascar President

Hery Rajaonarimampianina Hery Martial Rajaonarimampianina Rakotoarimanana (; ; born 6 November 1958) is a Malagasy politician who was President of Madagascar from January 2014 to September 2018, resigning to run for re-election. Previously he served as Minister of Fina ...

Current members

* Rémy Vincent Andrianjanaka * Charles Sylvain Rabotoarison * Jules Androkae * Charlie Rakotoariventiny * Manasé Bezara * Noël Rakotondramboa * Jeanne Razafiangy Dina Fotomanantena * Raymond Ramandimbilahatra * Guy Arvely Dolsin * Emiline Rakotobe *

Jeannot Fernand Jeannot Fernand (born November 22, 1961 in Ambato-Boeni) is a Malagasy politician. He is a member of the Senate of Madagascar The Senate ( mg, Antenimierandoholona / french: Sénat) is the upper chamber of the bicameral Parliament of Madag ...

* Jean Chrysostome Randimbisoa * Jean de la Croix Ipirina * Jean Baptiste Randriamaro * Alfred Josoa * Roland Ravatomanga * Jean Parfait Laurent Mafilaza * Edouard Robert * Tahiry Mosa * René Razafiarison * Eliane Rosa Naika * Christophe Samuel * Johanita Ndahimananjara * Jean André Soja * Gilbert Evenom Ngolo * Berthin Telolahy * Lantoniaina Rabenatoandro * Horace Mann Thu-Jaune * Benjamin Rabenorolahy * Jacky Mahafaly Tsiandopy * Tovonanahary Rabetsitonta * Ruffine Tsiranana

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External links

Official site
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Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...

Government of Madagascar 1958 establishments in Madagascar

Current members

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