Madagascar Government

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Country Name	Madagascar
Full Country Name	Republic of Madagascar
Local - Long	Republique de Madagascar/Repoblikan'i Madagasikara
Local - Short	Madagascar/Madagasikara
Former Name	Malagasy Republic
Etymology- history of name	note: the name "Madageiscar" was first used by the 13th-century Venetian explorer Marco POLO, as a corrupted transliteration of Mogadishu, the Somali port with which POLO confused the island
Government Type	semi-presidential republic
Capital Name	Antananarivo
Capital - geographic coordinate	18 55 S, 47 31 E
Capital Time Difference	UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Independence	26 June 1960 (from France)
National Holiday	Independence Day, 26 June (1960)
Constitution	previous 1992; latest passed by referendum 17 November 2010, promulgated 11 December 2010

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Madagascar Government and Politics

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Executive Branch:	chief of state: President Andry RAJOELINA (since 21 January 2019) (2019) head of government: Prime Minister Christian NTSAY (since 6 June 2018 and re-appointed 19 July 2019) cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister elections/appointments: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 7 November and 19 December 2018 (next to be held in 2023); prime minister nominated by the National Assembly, appointed by the president election results: Andry RAJOELINA elected President in second round; percent of vote - Andry RAJOELINA (TGV) 55.7%, Marc RAVALOMANANA 44.3% (TIM)
Citizenship Criteria:	citizenship by birth: no citizenship by descent only: the father must be a citizen of Madagascar; in the case of a child born out of wedlock, the mother must be a citizen dual citizenship recognized: no residency requirement for naturalization: unknown
Legal System:	civil law system based on the old French civil code and customary law in matters of marriage, family, and obligation
Suffrage:	18 years of age; universal
Legislative Branch:	description: bicameral Parliament consists of: Senate or Antenimieran-Doholona (reestablished on 22 January 2016, following the December 2015 senatorial election) (63 seats; 42 members indirectly elected by an electoral college of municipal, communal, regional, and provincial leaders and 21 appointed by the president of the republic; members serve 5-year terms) National Assembly or Antenimierampirenena (151 seats; 87 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 64 directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by closed-list proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms) elections: Senate - last held 29 December 2015 (next to be held in 2021) National Assembly - last held on 27 May 2019 election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - HVM 34, TIM 3, MAPAR 2, LEADER-Fanilo 1, independent 2, appointed by the president 21; composition - men 51, women 12, percent of women 19% National Assembly - percent of vote by party -Independent Pro-HVM 18%, MAPAR 17%, MAPAR pro-HVM 16%, VPM-MMM 10%, VERTS 3%, LEADER FANILO 3%, HIARAKA ISIKA 3%, GPS/ARD 7%, INDEPENDENT 9%, TAMBATRA 1%, TIM 13%; composition - men 120, women 31, percent of women 20.5%; note - total National Assembly percent of women 20.1%
Judicial Branch:	highest court(s): Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (consists of 11 members; addresses judicial administration issues only); High Constitutional Court or Haute Cour Constitutionnelle (consists of 9 members); note - the judiciary includes a High Court of Justice responsible for adjudicating crimes and misdemeanors by government officials including the president judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court heads elected by the president and judiciary officials to serve single-renewable, 3-year terms; High Constitutional Court members appointed - 3 each by the president, by both legislative bodies, and by the Council of Magistrates; members serve single, 6-year terms subordinate courts: Courts of Appeal; provincial and city tribunals
Regions or States:	6 provinces (faritany); Antananarivo, Antsiranana, Fianarantsoa, Mahajanga, Toamasina, Toliara
Political Parties and Leaders:	AVANA Party [Jean-Louis ROBINSON] Economic Liberalism and Democratic Action for National Recovery/LEADER Fanilo or LF [Manasse ESOAVELOMANDROSO] Green Party/Parti Vert or AMHM [Sarah Georget RABEHARISOA] National Unity, Freedom, and Development or FFF [Benjamin RADAVIDSON Andriamparany] New Force for Madagascar or FIDIO [Hery RAJAONARIMAMPIANINA] Parti Hiaraka Isika or PHI [Albert Camille VITAL] Party of Andry Rajoelina or MPAR [Andry RAJOELINA] Pillar of Madagascar or AIM [Andry RAKOTOVAO] Ravlomanana Movement or MR [Marc RAVALOMANANA] Sambo Fiaran'i Noe or SFN Union Party or Tambatra [Pety RAKOTONIAINA] Vondrona Politika Miara dia Malagasy Miara Miainga or VPM MMM [Milavonjy ANDRIASY]
International Law Organization Participation:	accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
International Organization Participation:	ACP, AfDB, AU, CD, COMESA, EITI (candidate country), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, InOC, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, PCA, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Diplomatic Representation in the US:	chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Velotiana Rakotoanosy RAOBELINA (since 20 June 2011) chancery: 2374 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008 telephone: [1] (202) 265-5525 through 5526 FAX: [1] (202) 265-3034 consulate(s) general: New York
Diplomatic Representation from US:	chief of mission: Ambassador Robert T. YAMATE (since 13 January 2015); note - also accredited to Comoros embassy: Lot 207A, Point Liberty, Andranoro, Antehiroka, 105 Antananarivo mailing address: B.P. 620, Antsahavola, Antananarivo telephone: [261] (23) 480 00 FAX: [261] 20 23 480 35 or [261] 33 44 328 17

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