List of political parties in Madagascar
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This article lists political parties in Madagascar.
In Madagascar
, most of the constituencies elect one, some of them two, members of the national assembly. This means that the political party
with most votes may get an absolute majority in the national assembly without an absolute majority of the votes. This system makes coalition governments less likely.
In Madagascar
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
, most of the constituencies elect one, some of them two, members of the national assembly. This means that the political party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
with most votes may get an absolute majority in the national assembly without an absolute majority of the votes. This system makes coalition governments less likely.
The parties
The parties are usually known by their acronyms.- AKFM - Party of the Independence Congress of MadagascarParty of the Independence Congress of MadagascarParty of the Independence Congress of Madagascar , is a communist political party in Madagascar. AKFM was founded on November 8, 1958. One of the organizations that took part in the formation was the UPM of Francis Sautron...
(Antokon'ny Kongresy ho an'ny Fahafahan'i Madagasikara) - AKFM/Fanavaozana - (Antokon'ny Kongresy ho an'ny Fahafahan'i Madagasikara Fanavaozana)
- AREMA - Association for the Rebirth of MadagascarAssociation for the Rebirth of MadagascarThe Association for the Rebirth of Madagascar or Pillar and Structure for the Salvation of Madagascar is a political party in Madagascar.*National secretary: Pierrot Rajaonarivelo...
or Pillar and Structure for the Salvation of Madagascar (Andry sy Rihana Enti-Manavotra an'i Madagasikara) - AVI - Judged By Your Work PartyJudged By Your Work PartyJudged By Your Work Party is a political party in Madagascar.The AVI backed Marc Ravalomanana, the opposition candidate in the disputed December 2001 presidential election, and after Ravalomanana became President, the AVI joined the government...
(Asa Vita no Ifampitsarana) - FANORENANA
- GRAD Iloafo - (Groupe de réflexion et d'action pour le développement)
- HT - Hizb ut-TahrirHizb ut-TahrirHizb ut-Tahrir is an international Sunni. pan-Islamic political organisation but keeps it open for all including shias,some of its beliefs are against sunni school of thought, whose goal is for all Muslim countries to unify as an Islamic state or caliphate ruled by Islamic law and with a caliph...
(Hizb ut-Tahrir) - LEADER-Fanilo - Economic Liberalism and Democratic Action for National RecoveryEconomic Liberalism and Democratic Action for National RecoveryEconomic Liberalism and Democratic Action for National Recovery is a political party in Madagascar...
- MFM - Activists for Madagascar Progress (Mpitolona ho an'ny Fandrosoan'i Madagasikara)
- MONIMA - Madagascar for the MalagasyMadagascar for the MalagasyMadagascar for the Malagasy, political party in Madagascar, usually known as Madagasikara otronin'ny Malagasy , and in French sometimes Mouvement nationaliste et indépendant de Madagascar....
(Madagasikara otronin'ny Malagasy) or (Mouvement nationaliste et indépendant de Madagascar) - PFM - (Parti fédéraliste de Madagascar)
- RPSD - Rebirth of the Social Democratic PartyRebirth of the Social Democratic PartyThe Rebirth of the Social Democratic Party ' is a political party in Madagascar.At the legislative elections, 15 December 2002, the party won 2.0 % of the popular vote and 5 out of 160 seats. Since the 23 September 2007 National Assembly elections it is no longer represented in parliament....
(Rénaissance du Parti Social-Démocratique) - RPSD-Vaovao - New Rebirth of the Social Democratic Party (Faction that left RPSD in 2003)
- TIM - I Love Madagascar (Tiako I Madagasikara)
- TGV - Tanora Malagasy Vonona (Determined Malagasy Youth)
- TTM - (Toamasina Tonga Saina)
See also
- Politics of MadagascarPolitics of MadagascarPolitics of Madagascar takes place in a framework of a semi-presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Madagascar is head of state and the Prime Minister of Madagascar is head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the...
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