In Madagascar, the legislative elections take place on May 29, 2024. The electoral campaign lasted 20 days. Outside the capital, the candidates also tried to mobilize while the presidential election of November 2023 was marked by the abstention of 54% of voters.
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With our correspondent in Antananarivo, Pauline Le Troquier
HAS Madagascar, more than 10 million voters are expected at the polls this May 29 to elect their deputies. On the 27th, at midnight, the island entered a period of electoral silence, after 20 days of campaigning.
The capital Antananarivo will be represented by the largest number of deputies: 12 in total out of the 163 who will form the next National Assembly.
Elsewhere, in the provinces, along the roads, electoral posters still cover homes: on the last day of the campaign, artists were requisitioned by the candidates in several towns to attract the crowd.
“ In my opinion, most people are not interested in voting »
For this local election, the campaign was felt throughout the country. Lisette, a resident of Tamatave, the economic capital of the island, believes that these variously attended events did not succeed in convincing the population to vote: “ People are especially interested in the artists’ program [recrutés par les candidats pour leur campagne, NDLR]dances, and sharing like t-shirts, small amounts [d’argent]but in my opinion, most people are not interested in voting. »
In the northwest of the country, the election even won the fishing village of Ampangorina on the island of Nosy Komba. Djamila, employed in tourism, witnessed the candidates’ propaganda on site. But regrets not having heard once about the visions and programs defended for the village: “ The candidates do not distribute a program and do not explain what they want to do with the village. It’s a shame because that’s the role of an MP. We would like to know what they could do for the village, what will change and what is good to do here. »
After a presidential election marked by the abstention of 54% of voters in November, it remains to be seen whether more Malagasy people will go to the polling stations this Wednesday, May 29, a day declared a public holiday by the authorities.
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