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    Madagascar Government - 2003
    https://theodora.com/wfb2003/madagascar/madagascar_government.html
    SOURCE: 2003 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

      Country name: conventional long form: Republic of Madagascar
      conventional short form: Madagascar
      local short form: Madagascar
      former: Malagasy Republic
      local long form: Republique de Madagascar


      Government type: republic


      Capital: Antananarivo


      Administrative divisions: 6 provinces (faritany); Antananarivo, Antsiranana, Fianarantsoa, Mahajanga, Toamasina, Toliara


      Independence: 26 June 1960 (from France)


      National holiday: Independence Day, 26 June (1960)


      Constitution: 19 August 1992 by national referendum


      Legal system: based on French civil law system and traditional Malagasy law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction


      Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal


      Executive branch: chief of state: President Marc RAVALOMANANA (since 6 May 2002)
      head of government: Prime Minister Jacques SYLLA (27 May 2002)
      cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister
      elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held 16 December 2001 (next to be held NA November 2006); prime minister appointed by the president from a list of candidates nominated by the National Assembly
      election results: percent of vote - Didier RATSIRAKA (AREMA) 40.89%, Marc RAVALOMANANA 46.21%; note - on 29 April 2002, the High Constitutional Court announced RAVALOMANANA the winner by 51.5% after a recount; RATSIRIKA's prime minister was put under house arrest on 27 May 2002, and SYLLA was appointed the new prime minister by President RAVALOMANANA


      Legislative branch: unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (160 seats; members are directly elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms); note - the legislature is scheduled to become a bicameral Parliament with the establishment of a Senate; two-thirds of the seats of this Senate will be filled by regional assemblies whose members will be elected by popular vote; the remaining one-third of the seats will be appointed by the president; the total number of seats will be determined by the National Assembly; all members will serve four-year terms
      elections: National Assembly - last held 15 December 2002 (next to be held NA 2006)
      election results: National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - TIM 103, FP 22, AREMA 3, LEADER/Fanilo 2, RPSD 5, others 3, independents 22


      Judicial branch: Supreme Court or Cour Supreme; High Constitutional Court or Haute Cour Constitutionnelle


      Political parties and leaders: Association for the Rebirth of Madagascar or AREMA [leader vacant]; Economic Liberalism and Democratic Action for National Recovery or LEADER/Fanilo [Herizo RAZAFIMAHALEO]; I Love Madagascar or TIM [leader NA]; National Union or FP [leader NA]; Renewal of the Social Democratic Party or RPSD [Evariste MARSON]


      Political pressure groups and leaders: Federalist Movement; National Council of Christian Churches or FFKM


      International organization participation: ACCT, ACP, AfDB, ECA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, InOC, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO (correspondent), ITU, NAM, OAU, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO


      Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Narisoa RAJAONARIVONY
      consulate(s) general: New York
      FAX: [1] (202) 483-7603
      telephone: [1] (202) 265-5525, 5526
      chancery: 2374 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008


      Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Wanda L. NESBITT
      embassy: 14-16 Rue Rainitovo, Antsahavola, Antananarivo 101
      mailing address: B. P. 620, Antsahavola, Antananarivo
      telephone: [261] (20) 22-212-57, 22-212-73, 22-209-56
      FAX: [261] (20) 22-345-39


      Flag description: two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and green with a vertical white band of the same width on hoist side

      NOTE: The information regarding Madagascar on this page is re-published from the 2003 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Guinea Geography 2003 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Madagascar Government 2003 should be addressed to the CIA.

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