Tiako i Madagasikara

I Love Madagascar
Tiako I Madagasikara
PresidentMarc Ravalomanana[1]
Secretary-GeneralRina Andriamasinoro[2]
FoundedJuly 3, 2002 (2002-07-03)
Headquarters0034 A II, Lalana Pastora Rabeony Hans, Antananarivo, Madagascar
IdeologyConservatism
Populism[3]
Economic liberalism
Political positionCentre-right
National Assembly
22 / 163
Website
http://www.tim-madagascar.org/

Tiako I Madagasikara (TIM, lit.'I Love Madagascar'; French: J'aime Madagascar) is a political party in Madagascar founded on July 3, 2002, to support President Marc Ravalomanana. After the parliamentary election held on September 23, 2007, it was the largest party in the National Assembly of Madagascar, with 106 of 127 seats.[4] The party is located in MAGRO Ankorondrano, Antananarivo. Ravalomanana was re-elected with 55.79% in the December 2006 presidential election.[5]

Solofonantenaina Razoarimihaja was the President of TIM from 2002 to 2007. On October 12, 2007, he was succeeded by Yvan Randriasandratriniony, who became the Interim National President.[6] Randriasandratriniony was officially elected as President of TIM on May 21, 2008, at the party's second national congress.[7] Rina Randriamasinoro was the party's Secretary-General in 2023.[8]

Ravalomanana led his personal movement in the 2013, 2018, and 2023 presidential elections.

Election results

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Presidential elections

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Election Candidate 1st round 2nd round Results
# % # %
2001 Marc Ravalomanana 2,306,600 51.46% Elected Green tickY
2006 2,435,199 54.79% Elected Green tickY
2013 Jean Louis Robinson[a] 955,534 21.10% 1,791,336 46.51% Lost Red XN
2018 Marc Ravalomanana 1,760,837 35.35% 2,060,847 44.34% Lost Red XN
2023 586,282 12.09% Lost Red XN
  1. ^ Supported AVANA's candidate Jean Louis Robinson.

National Assembly elections

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Election Leader Votes % Seats +/– Position Government
2002 Marc Ravalomanana 1,325,743 34.30%
103 / 160
New Increase 1st Supermajority government
2007
105 / 127
Increase 2 Steady 1st Supermajority government
2013 416,732 10.77%
20 / 151
Decrease 85 Steady 2nd Opposition
2019 435,740 10.80%
16 / 151
Decrease 14 Steady 2nd Opposition
2024 768,779 14.21%
22 / 163
Increase 6 Steady 2nd Opposition

References

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  1. ^ Ravalomanana-denonce-des-manoeuvres-d-intimidation-visant-son-parti
  2. ^ Congres National du TIM
  3. ^ Marcus, Richard (2004-08-01). "Political change in Madagascar: Populist democracy or neopatrimonialism by another name?". ISS Africa. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  4. ^ Results according to the Haute Cour Constitutionelle.
  5. ^ 2006 presidential election results Archived 2012-04-14 at the Wayback Machine from the High Constitutional Court (in French).
  6. ^ "Vie de parti; Un nouveau président pour le TIM", Madagascar Tribune, October 13, 2007 (in French).
  7. ^ "Le parti au pouvoir tient son congrès national", Xinhua, May 22, 2008 (in French).
  8. ^ Congres National du TIM