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Ten presidential candidates in Madagascar met with magistrates of the High Constitutional Court recently and reported to have discussed possible solutions to ensure that the presidential election is accepted by all. In the meeting held behind closed doors, the opposition candidates had denounced what they called an institutional coup d’état orchestrated by incumbent president Andry Rajoelina
Ten presidential candidates in Madagascar met with magistrates of the High Constitutional Court recently and reported to have discussed possible solutions to ensure that the presidential election is accepted by all. In the meeting held behind closed doors, the opposition candidates denounced what they called an institutional coup d’état orchestrated by incumbent president Andry Rajoelina.
In a letter to the election commission last week, 10 candidates argued that court rulings that allowed the prime minister to serve as acting president during the campaign period were unconstitutional and were dictated by Rajoelina to give himself undue advantages in the November election. Under the law in Madagascar, a president seeking re-election has to resign and presidential duties are discharged by the head of the senate during the president’s absence. The Head of the Senate has also resigned. The opposition parties claim that it was a fixed match between the President and the head of the Senate to give undue advantage to the president since the Constitution is silent as to who would assume powers in the absence of a head of state.
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However, the head of the Constitutional Court dismissed accusations of bias. Voters in Madagascar head to the polls to elect a president on November 9. The president is elected for a five-year term by the people, by absolute majority through a two-round system. The Parliament has two chambers. The National Assembly (Antenimieram-Pirenena/Assemblée Nationale) has 151 members, elected for a five-year term in single-member and two-member constituencies.
