Politics of Madagascar
The Political System of Madagascar has been reformed in the 1990s at various locations. After the fall, and the flight into exile of elected President Marc Ravalomanana in 2009 and a recent seizure of power by the military on 17 November 2010, the formal institutions listed below are available but only on paper.
Institutions
In March 1998, the Malagasy voters approved an expanded and updated form of the constitution. The main institutions of the Republic of Madagascar, the Presidential Office, the Parliament ( National Assembly and Senate), the Premierministerialamt and the National Cabinet, which is chaired by the Prime Minister, also belong to an independent judiciary, represented by the chambers of the Supreme National Tribunal. The President is elected by universal, equal and free elections after the absolute majority rule for a period of five years, he can only be confirmed for two other legislative periods.
Parliament
The National Assembly consists of 150 members who are elected every five years. Of the 90 members of the Senate, representing the six provinces, 60 are elected by the voters in their province, 30 are appointed by the President. The term of office of the Senators shall be six years. The daily business of government be exercised by the Prime Minister and the ministers appointed by him, the Prime Minister is appointed by the President. The constitutionality of legislation passed by both houses of parliament will be reviewed by the National Constitutional Court.
Government
The Prime Minister and the party to the government and represented in both houses of parliament factions develop the legislation, which is then executed by the government. The President can dissolve the National Assembly, for the Senate, however, this does not apply. The National Assembly may seek a vote of no confidence against the Prime Minister and the cabinet and cause them to resign.