Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Andry RAJOELINA
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Christian NTSAY
• Assembly: Madagascar has a bicameral Parliament consisting of the Senate (Sénat) with 33 seats and the National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) with 127 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term.
• The Prime Minister is appointed by the President.
• In the Senate (Sénat), 22 members are appointed by regional legislatures to serve 5-year terms and 11 members are appointed by the President to serve 5-year terms*. In the National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale), 115 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms and 12 members are elected by single non-transferable vote to serve 5-year terms from two-member constituencies.