Madagascar outlines arrangements for 2027 constitutional referendum
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on L'Express de Madagascar
Political consultations in Ivato have identified the constitutional referendum as the first election of the Refoundation period and the main political event of 2027. The electoral roll call would remain set at 90 days and voter lists would be displayed 60 days before the vote, according to L’Express de Madagascar.
Participants in political consultations on electoral preparations have agreed on several arrangements for Madagascar’s 2027 constitutional referendum, during two days of discussions at the Ivato International Conference Centre. The period for calling voters would remain set at 90 days before the ballot, according to L’Express de Madagascar.
The electoral roll should remain open and be displayed in each fokontany 60 days before the vote. It would also be available on the website of the Independent National Electoral Commission (Ceni), allowing voters to check their registration. Polling stations could be made up of members chosen during general assemblies of the fokontany, with the appointment procedures still to be defined, L’Express de Madagascar reports.
The referendum campaign would be limited to 30 days. Civil society organisations and senior officials appointed by the Council of Ministers would be excluded from the campaign, while no cap on electoral spending is provided for in the arrangements put forward in Ivato, according to L’Express de Madagascar.
The constitutional referendum is presented as the first electoral event of the Refoundation period and as a preliminary step to the presidential election, L’Express de Madagascar reports. The announcement comes after the possibility of holding a constitutional referendum before the presidential election was raised on 5 November. It also follows discussions on 7 November about holding a national conference before the referendum.
