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. 

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: 

• 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