Madagascar: Electoral management
Updated July 2008
Three institutions are involved in the electoral process (EISA 2008, 10):
- Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reform (MIRA): MIRA (Ministère de l'Intérieur et de la Réforme Administrative) is responsible for the conduct of the elections.
- National Electoral Council (CNE): The CNE (Conseil National Electoral) is responsible for the supervision of the electoral process.
- High Constitutional Court (HCC): The HCC is responsible for the verification and announcement of the results.
Composition of CNE
According to Section 7 of Decree no 2002-1225 of 11 October 2002 the members of the CNE have a five year term that is renewable once.
The CNE is composed of the following seven members (EISA 2008, 11):
- Presidential appointee
- MIRA appointee
- Council of Lawyers appointee
- Council of Journalists appointee
- President of Supreme Court appointee
- National Prosecutor appointee
- A mediator
Reference
Decree no 2002-1225 of 11 October 2002.
EISA 2008 Technical Team Report [PDF document].
Official web sites
High Constitutional Court: [www] http://www.hcc.gov.mg/index.php?option=com_content&task=section&id=9&Itemid=41 [opens new window] (accessed 26 May 2008).
Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reform (MIRA): [www] http://www.mira.gov.mg/election/ [opens new window] (accessed 26 May 2008).
