Madagascar+Political

POLITICAL SYSTEM

Madagascar has a republic political system that has three branches of government: Executive, Legislative, and Judicial (much like the USA).

Executive Branch:
 * The chief of state of Madagascar has been President Andry Rajoelina since March of 2009.
 * The head of government is Prime Minister Albert Camille Vital.
 * There is also a cabient in this branch. The cabinet is appointed by the Prime Minister.
 * The President is elected by popular vote every five years. The Presidents are allowed to serve two terms in office. The last election was in 2006 and the next election will be on May 4, 2011.
 * The Prime Minister is appointed by the President after the President has been elected.



Legislative Branch: Judicial Branch:
 * The legislative branch is split into two parts: a Senate (Senat) and a National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale).
 * There are 100 seats in the Senate. Two thirds of the seats are appointed by regional assemblies and the other one third of the seats are appointed by the President. All of the members serve a four year term.
 * In the National Assembly, there are 127 seats. There used to be 160 seats, but this number was lowered by a national referendum (a policy that is enacted by a national vote) in 2007. Members of the National Assembly are elected by popular vote (by the people) and serve four year terms.
 * The Judicial Branch is split into two courts: the Supreme Court (Cour Supreme) and the High Constitutional Court (Haute Cour Constitutionnelle).

All of the above information adapted from the CIA World Fact Book.

The World FactBook. (n.d.). CIA. Retrieved December 11, 2010, from https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ma.html


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