Malagasy presidential election, 1989
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Presidential elections were held in Madagascar
on 12 March 1989. Incumbent President Didier Ratsiraka
of AREMA
won with over 60% of the vote. Voter turnout was 81.04% of the 5,741,974 registered voters.
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
on 12 March 1989. Incumbent President Didier Ratsiraka
Didier Ratsiraka
Vice Admiral Didier Ratsiraka is a Malagasy politician who was President of Madagascar from 1975 to 1993 and from 1997 to 2002.-Second Republic:...
of AREMA
Association for the Rebirth of Madagascar
The Association for the Rebirth of Madagascar or Pillar and Structure for the Salvation of Madagascar is a political party in Madagascar.*National secretary: Pierrot Rajaonarivelo...
won with over 60% of the vote. Voter turnout was 81.04% of the 5,741,974 registered voters.
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Didier Ratsiraka Didier Ratsiraka Vice Admiral Didier Ratsiraka is a Malagasy politician who was President of Madagascar from 1975 to 1993 and from 1997 to 2002.-Second Republic:... |
AREMA Association for the Rebirth of Madagascar The Association for the Rebirth of Madagascar or Pillar and Structure for the Salvation of Madagascar is a political party in Madagascar.*National secretary: Pierrot Rajaonarivelo... |
2,891,333 | 62.71 |
| Manandafy Rakotonirina Manandafy Rakotonirina Manandafy Rakotonirina is a Malagasy politician. He has been a significant political figure in Madagascar since the 1970s, and in April 2009 he was appointed as Prime Minister by ousted President Marc Ravalomanana.- Early life :... |
Movement for Proletarian Power Movement for the Progress of Madagascar The Movement for the Progress of Madagascar is a political party in Madagascar.The Chairman of the party is Manandafy Rakotonirina.... |
891,161 | 19.33 |
| Jérôme Marojama Razanabahiny | Popular Movement for National Unity | 688,345 | 14.93 |
| Monja Jaona Monja Jaona Monja Jaona was a Malagasy politician and early nationalist. Jaona founded the Madagascar for the Malagasy party and agitated for the downfall of the Tsiranana regime in 1972. He was also the mayor of Tulear... |
Madagascar for the Malagasy Madagascar for the Malagasy Madagascar for the Malagasy, political party in Madagascar, usually known as Madagasikara otronin'ny Malagasy , and in French sometimes Mouvement nationaliste et indépendant de Madagascar.... |
139,735 | 3.03 |
| Invalid/blanks votes | 116,154 | ||
| Total | |4,283,512 | 100 | |
| Source: EISA | |||