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PC001

Registration requirements for parties (Chamber 1)
Question:What are the registration requirements for political parties running for national elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s): f. Other
Comments: Legally established political parties cannot nominate more than one candidate and two substitutes per constituency. Party lists must be submitted to the Electoral Commission (CENI-T).
Source: Organic Law No. 2012-016 regulating legislative elections, art. 23, 24, 25, 27, 28: http://www.ceni-madagascar.mg/dossier/loi%20_n-2012-016_%20elect_%20legis.pdf (2013)
Verified: 2013/02/12
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PC003

Registration requirements for candidates (Chamber 1)
Question:What are the legal qualifications to become a candidate at legislative elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s): a. Age
b. Citizenship
d. Residence
f. Registration
j. Other
Comments: In order to be eligible to stand for legislative elections, one must be Malagasy citizen, at least 21 years old on the day of elections, resident of Madagascar, in full possession of civic and political rights, registered in the electoral roll of an electoral constituency within Madagascar and have fulfilled all his/her fiscal obligations for the previous 3 years.
Source: Constitution, art. 15: http://www.ceni-madagascar.mg/dossier/constitution.pdf (2013); Organic Law No. 2012-016 regulating legislative elections, art. 8: http://www.ceni-madagascar.mg/dossier/loi%20_n-2012-016_%20elect_%20legis.pdf (2013)
Verified: 2013/02/11
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PC008

Independent candidates
Question:Can independent candidates compete in presidential or legislative elections?
Answer(s): e. In both presidential and legislative elections
Comments:
Source: Constitution, art. 15: http://www.ceni-madagascar.mg/dossier/constitution.pdf (2013); Organic Law No. 2012-016 regulating legislative elections, art. 8, 24 (1), 25: http://www.ceni-madagascar.mg/dossier/loi%20_n-2012-016_%20elect_%20legis.pdf (2013); Organic Law No. 2012-015 regulating presidential elections, art. 8: http://www.ceni-madagascar.mg/dossier/loi%20_n-2012-015_elect_%20pres.pdf (2013)
Verified: 2013/02/12
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PC012

Public funding of parties
Question:Do political parties receive direct/indirect public funding?
Answer(s): b. Direct
c. Indirect
Comments:
Source: Law n° 2011- 012 regulating political parties, art. 35 (4), 35bis: http://www.ceni-madagascar.mg/dossier/loi_2011-012_Partis_politiques.pdf (2013); Organic Law n° 2012-005 on the Electoral Code, art. 48, 50, 55: http://mdm-national.mg/bureau/textes-reglementaires/textes-reglementaires/ (2013)
Verified: 2013/02/12
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PC015


Question:What is the basis of the public funding?
Answer(s): b. Based on result of previous election
d. Based on number of candidates put forward in present election
e. Other
Comments: e) In proportion to the contribution of each political party in civic. education activities.
Source: Law n° 2011- 012 regulating political parties, art. 35 (4), 35bis: http://www.ceni-madagascar.mg/dossier/loi_2011-012_Partis_politiques.pdf (2013)
Verified: 2013/02/12
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PC017


Question:Are political parties entitled to private funding?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments:
Source: Law n° 2011- 012 regulating political parties, art. 34, 35 (1, 2, 3): http://www.ceni-madagascar.mg/dossier/loi_2011-012_Partis_politiques.pdf (2013)
Verified: 2013/02/12
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