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Madagascar parties call for several draft constitutions

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In Madagascar, 95% of the parties that took part in a political consultation support presenting several draft constitutions at the next referendum, so voters can choose the institutional system. The proposal was voiced during consultations and party congresses in September, L’Express de Madagascar reports.

Ninety-five per cent of political parties that took part in a consultation in Madagascar are calling for several draft constitutions to be put to the next referendum, so voters can choose the country’s institutional system, L’Express de Madagascar reports.

The consultation on preparations for the elections was held in July in Iavoloha. Consultative political discussions then began in the same locality on 2 September, according to L’Express de Madagascar.

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