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Military rule No free and fair election, per V-Dem
Sources: INSTAT (national accounts via the World Bank, consumer prices via the IMF), Banky Foiben'i Madagasikara (exchange rate via the IMF), IMF (government debt), World Bank (population, access to electricity), Natural Earth, World Bank (Worldwide Governance Indicators), V-Dem Institute, Transparency International, World Happiness Report, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons; heads of state checked against the official lists. CreditsPrivacy

Michael Randrianirina (Military rule) has been President of Madagascar since 14 Oct 2025. Inflation stood at 6.7% on a year earlier in Mar 2026, 0.8 percentage points lower than when Michael Randrianirina took office in October 2025. Over Andry Rajoelina's tenure, 2019 to 2025, inflation moved +0.6 percentage points. The latest governance scores, for 2025 and from before this tenure: liberal democracy index 18.7 of 100 (V-Dem Institute) and government effectiveness 34.5 of 100 (the World Bank). Michael Randrianirina, in office since October 2025, is the 11th holder of the office since 1991.

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