At Stake in this Election: 

• The Presidency of Madagascar 

Government Structure:  

• Chief of State: President Andry RAJOELINA (since 21 January 2019) 

• Head of Government: Prime Minister Christian NTSAY (since 6 June 2018) 

• Assembly: bicameral Parliament (Parlement) with an 18-seat Senate (Antenimierandoholona) and a 151-seat National Assembly (Antenimierampirenena)  

Electoral System:  

• The President is directly elected by absolute majority vote in up to two rounds. The President may serve up to two 5-year terms. 

• The Prime Minister is nominated by the National Assembly and confirmed by the President. 

• In the Senate, 6 members are appointed by the President and 12 members are indirectly elected by an electoral college of subnational leaders. All members serve 5-year terms. 

• In the National Assembly, 87 members are elected by plurality vote from single-seat constituencies and 64 are elected by closed-list proportional representation vote from multi-seat constituencies. All members are directly elected and serve 5-year terms. 

New/Unique in this Election: 

Ten of the thirteen candidates called for a boycott of the election claiming that incumbent Andry RAJOELINA should be ineligible to run due to his French citizenship and citing concerns with election commission independence. Only RAJOELINA and two opposition candidates chose to continue campaigning.

Last Election: 

In 2018, Andry RAJOELINA (TGV) won the presidency with 55.57% of the vote, defeating Marc RAVALOMANANA (TIM). Voter turnout was 48.09%. 

Key Deadlines: 

• Candidate filing deadline: 4 September 2023 

• Voter registration deadline: 31 May 2023  

Main Candidates in this Election: 

* = Candidate participating in election boycott

• Andry Nirina RAJOELINA 

• Young Malagasies Determined / Tanora Malagasy Vonona (TGV) 

• Incumbent 

• Marc RAVALOMANANA *

• I Love Madagascar / Tiako I Madagasikara (TIM) 

• Tahina RAZAFINJOELINA *

• Solidarity for the Homeland / Firaisankinan’ny Tia Tanindrazana (FTT) 

• Hajo Herivelona ANDRIANAINARIVELO *

• Malagasies Rise Up Together / Malagasy Miara Miainga (MMM) 

• Iarovana Roland RASIRAKA *

• Malagasies Come to Their Senses / Malagasy Tonga Saina (MTS) 

• Auguste Richard PARAINA *

• Good to Imitate / Tsara Tahafina (TT) 

• Andry Tsiverizo RAOBELINA ANDRIAMALALA *

• Horn and New Wind / Anjomara sy Rivo-Baovao (ARB) 

• Jean Brunelle RAZAFINTSIANDRAOFA *

• Clean Political Party / Antoko Politika Madio (APM) 

• Lalaina Harilanto RATSIRAHONANA *

• Our Family Party of Christ / Antoko Fihavanantsika “An’I Kristy” 

• Hery-Martial RAJAONARIMAMPIANINA RAKOTOARIMANANA *

• New Force for Madagascar / Hery Vaovao ho an’I Madagasikara (HVM) 

• Sendrison Daniela RADERANIRINA 

• Progress for All of Madagascar / Fandrosoa Faritsy laby ho an’i Madagasikara (Fy-M) 

• Jean-Jacques Jedidia RASIETISON *

• Malagasies Need Purchasing Power / Fahefa-Mividy no Ilain’ny Malagasy (FMI-Ma) 

• Siteny Thierry RANDRIANASOLONIAIKO  

• Coalition including Fitambolagnela-IAD, PSD, RPSD Vaovao-ABA 

Population and Registered Voters: 

• Population: 29,611,710 (2022 est.)  

• Registered Voters: 11,043,836 (2023) 

Gender Data: 

• Female Population: 14,775,500 (2022 est.) 

• CEDAW Status: Signed 17 July 1980, Ratified 17 March 1989 

• Gender Quota: No 

• Female Candidates in this election: No 

• Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 2 out of 18 in the Senate (11.1%) and 28 out of 151 (18.5%) in the National Assembly 

• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 0.501, Low, Rank 173 

• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: 41 (2023)  

Disability Data: 

• CRPD Status: Signed 25 September 2007, Ratified 12 June 2015 

• Projected population with a disability: 4,737,874 (2022 est.) 

IFES Resources: 

• Does IFES have a presence in Madagascar: No  

• Election Access: Yes 

• Election Judgements: Yes, 4 resources