on 17 September 2011 by 10 most representative political entities in the presence of
members of the international mediation represented by SADC.
58. This roadmap has been incorporated into the domestic legal order. For its
implementation, legislative and regulatory measures (see Appendix 4) were adopted
for the establishment of the transitional institutions and the organization of
presidential and legislative elections for the return to constitutional order.
Transitional institutions
- The Executive :
59. In accordance with the Road Map, Andry Rajoelina Nirina is the President of the
Transition serving as Head of State and Jean Omer Beriziky the consensus Prime
Minister of the Government of National Unity.
- The Parliament:
60. The Parliament consists of the Higher Council of Transition acting as Senate. It is
composed of 161 members. The Congress of the Transition with its 366 members is
replacing the National Assembly.
- The electoral bodies:
61. The Independent National Electoral Commission for the Transition (CENI-T) is the
body responsible for the management of elections (OGE) and whose mission is to
organize, supervise the electoral process and treat, publish the provisional results of
polls for presidential and parliamentary elections. To accomplish its mission, the
CENI-T receives technical and financial support of the Government and the
international community through the "Project Support to Electoral Cycle in
Madagascar" (PACEM) managed by UNDP.
62. The Special Electoral Court (CES) within the High Constitutional Court is
responsible for receiving and validating the nominations, the electoral disputes and
the announcement of final results of the presidential and legislative elections.
- Other structures of social peace:
- The Special Commission to the Supreme Court responsible for ruling on
applications for amnesty.
- The Malagasy Council for Reconciliation (CRM) or Filankevitry ny
Fampihavanana Malagasy (FFM) in charge of national reconciliation (see
Appendix 4).
Presidential and legislative elections
63. The return of Madagascar to constitutional rule was marked by the election of the
President of the Republic and the establishment of the National Assembly following
the organisation of presidential and legislative elections3 of 20 December 2013.
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Following its judgment of 17 January 2014.
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