2024 Malagasy parliamentary election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Madagascar on 29 May 2024 to elect the 151 members of the National Assembly.[1]
Electoral system[edit]
The 163 members of the National Assembly[2] are elected via a parallel voting system:[3] 87 seats are elected in single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting, while the remaining 76 seats are elected in 38 multi-member constituencies (of two seats each) by closed list proportional representation using the highest averages method.
For this election, 12 million people are eligible to vote.[4] More than 450 candidates contested the election.[5]
Campaign issues[edit]
Issues in the campaign included corruption, infrastructure and the economy.[6]
Conduct[edit]
Voting was held from 06:00 to 17:00 on 29 May. Observers from the African Union and the Southern African Development Community monitored the proceedings.[5] The election was overseen by the Independent National Electoral Commission.[7] There was increased security.[8] On 1 June, the Safidy Observatory, the country's largest election monitoring group, raised doubts on the neutrality, impartiality and independence of the Malagasy electoral commission in its conduct of the vote.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Présidentielle à Madagascar: les premières estimations confirment la faible participation". RFI (in French). 16 November 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "Tatitry ny Filankevitry ny minisitry 13 Martsa 2024". Fiadidiana ny Repoblikan'ny Madagasikara. 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Madagascar". IFES Election Guide.
- ^ "Madagascar holds key parliamentary election". Africanews. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Madagascar votes in legislative elections". Anadolu Ajansi. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "A Madagascar, l'opposition dénonce des élections législatives contrôlées par le pouvoir". Le Monde.fr (in French). 29 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Madagascar holds parliamentary elections amidst high stakes, international monitoring". menafn.com. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Madagascar: Increased security, protests likely nationwide through early June amid release of parliamentary election results /update 1". Crisis24. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Législatives à Madagascar: l'Observatoire Safidy évoque un «scrutin entaché d'incidents inquiétants»". RFI (in French). June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
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