Madagascar Leader Names Army Officer As Prime Minister The country adopted a constitution in the same year that was amended in 1960, giving the country a presidential type of government. He indicated he was withdrawing from the agreement and announced parliamentary elections would be held in March. He won nearly 56% to defeat …
The president heads the state and the prime minister is the leader of the government. The government of the Republic of Madagascar can be termed as representative and semi-presidential. The protesters were marching to the presidential palace to deliver a letter to military-backed leader Andry Rajoelina.
The island has an inclusive multi-party structure. …
Madagascar lies in the Indian Ocean off the southeast coast of Africa opposite Mozambique. In 1958, Madagascar’s citizens voted to become an autonomous republic in the new French Republic. The election has been beset by allegations of fraud
Government of Madagascar In March1998, Malagasy voters approved a revised Constitution. Security forces in Madagascar used tear gas to break up opposition marchers in the capital, Antananarivo, on Wednesday.
Country name: conventional long form: Republic of Madagascar conventional short form: Madagascar ... LEADER/Fanilo 16, AVI 14, RPSD 11, AFFA 6, MFM 3, AKFM/Fanavaozana 3, GRAD/Iloafo 1, Fihaonana 1, independents 32 Judicial branch: Supreme Court or Cour Supreme; High Constitutional Court or Haute Cour Constitutionnelle The once densely wooded interior has largely been cut down. He came to power in March 2009 following protests that led to the resignation and flight of President Marc Ravalomanana.
A former leader of Madagascar, Andry Rajoelina, has won the country's presidential run-off vote, electoral authorities say. The letter asked Mr. Rajoelina if he still supports reconciliation as a way to end the country's political turmoil.
The country's low-lying coastal area gives way to a central plateau.
Mr Rajoelina won nearly 56% of the vote, officials say Madagascar's transitional head of state is Andry Rajoelina.
The new… Mr. Rajoelina's office announced …
Since gaining independence from France, the President of Madagascar has acted as the country's Head of State. Government .
Madagascar Government 2000. December 20, 2009 09:46 AM The world's fourth-largest island, it is twice the size of Arizona. The head of Madagascar's transitional authority, Andry Rajoelina, announced a decree Sunday naming retired army Colonel Albert Camille Vital as prime minister. Madagascar's leader, Andry Rajoelina, has named a high-ranking army officer as the country's new prime minister.Some information for this report provided by AP and Reuters. Political tension in Madagascar has been rising as Mr. Rajoelina and opposition groups move…
These are external links and will open in a new windowA former leader of Madagascar, Andry Rajoelina, has won the country's presidential run-off vote, electoral authorities say.He won nearly 56% to defeat another former president, Marc Ravalomanana.Both candidates had previously promised to accept the result.However Mr Ravalomanana - who was ousted by Mr Rajoelina in a coup almost 10 years ago - has since made allegations of what he calls "massive fraud".Mr Ravalomanana did not attend the electoral commission's results announcement, made amid high security in the capital Antananarivo.The constitutional court now has nine days to decide whether to confirm the commission's results.During the first round of the election, Mr Rajoelina took 39% of the vote and Mr Ravalomanana 35%.Both candidates had promised to boost the economy in a country where 75% of the population live in poverty.Outgoing president Hery Rajaonarimampianina was eliminated in the first round, getting just 9% of the vote.Mr Rajoelina and Mr Ravalomanana are both wealthy men, fuelling claims by civil society groups that they used their time in office to enrich themselves - which they deny.The two men were barred from entering the 2013 presidential race because the international community feared it would reignite a political crisis.At the end of 2001, self-made millionaire Mr Ravalomanana won a disputed poll, which led to a seven-month crisis, with the defeated candidate Didier Ratsiraka refusing to step down.In 2009, after weeks of protests, media mogul Mr Rajoelina ousted Mr Ravalomanana in a power grab that was backed by the army.This year, President Rajaonarimampianina faced protests over an electoral law that was said to favour him.The issue sparked protests that quickly escalated to political paralysis which ended in a compromise after the military threatened a takeover.A unity government took over to pave way for the elections.The storm is expected to make landfall on Monday night with "dangerous winds and storm surge".
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The government is divided into three arms including the executive, judiciary, and legislature branches. The principal institutions of the Republic of Madagascar are a presidency, a parliament (National Assembly and Senate), a prime ministry and cabinet, and an independent judiciary. Madagascar's leader, Andry Rajoelina, has named a high-ranking army officer as the country's new prime minister.
On Friday, Rajoelina dismissed Prime Minister Eugene Mangalaza who had been named two months ago as part of a power-sharing agreement with three opposition groups.