2023 Malagasy presidential election

2023 Malagasy presidential election

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Turnout46.36%
 
Nominee Andry Rajoelina Siteny Randrianasoloniaiko
Party TGV PSD
Popular vote 2,856,090 697,691
Percentage 58.95% 14.39%

 
Nominee Marc Ravalomanana Hery Rajaonarimampianina
Party TIM HVM
Popular vote 586,282 251,144
Percentage 12.09% 5.18%

President before election

Cabinet
(interim, from 9 September 2023 to 27 October 2023)[1]
Richard Ravalomanana
(interim, from 27 October 2023)

Elected President

Andry Rajoelina
TGV

Presidential elections were scheduled to be held in Madagascar on 9 November 2023, with a second round on 20 December if required.[2] On 12 October 2023, it was announced that the election would be postponed by one week to 16 November because of pre-election unrest.[3]

Andry Rajoelina was re-elected to another term with 58.95% of the vote in the first round. Turnout was 46.36%, the lowest in a presidential election in the country's history.[4]

  1. ^ "Madagascar". Africa Elects. Archived from the original on 14 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Madagascar president resigns ahead of polls in November". Reuters. 10 September 2023. Archived from the original on 7 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Madagascar court orders one-week postponement of presidential election". Reuters. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Andry Rajoelina: Madagascar president re-elected in contested poll". BBC News. 25 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.

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