Judged By Your Work Party
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Judged By Your Work Party (Asa Vita no Ifampitsarana, AVI) is a political party in Madagascar
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The AVI backed Marc Ravalomanana
, the opposition candidate in the disputed December 2001 presidential election
, and after Ravalomanana became President, the AVI joined the government. Julien Reboza became Minister of Urban and Regional Planning (Aménagement du territoire) in the first government named under Ravalomanana on March 1, 2002. On January 16, 2003, Reboza was replaced as the AVI's representative in the government by two new ministers, Roger Mahazoasy (Minister of Tourism) and Jean-Jacques Rabenirina (Minister of Labor and Social Legislation), and in the government named on January 5, 2004, Rabenirina was the only minister from AVI, as Minister of Culture and Tourism.
AVI leader Norbert Ratsirahonana
decided to stand as a candidate in the December 2006 Madagascar presidential election
, which brought an end to his party's alliance with Ravalomanana. Rabenirina was dismissed from the government on October 4, 2006. Ratsirahonana won 4.22 % of the vote in the presidential election. The AVI chose to boycott the April 2007 constitutional referendum
. On October 26, 2007, it announced that it was boycotting the local elections planned for late 2007. Since the 23 September 2007 National Assembly
elections
it is no longer represented in parliament
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
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The AVI backed Marc Ravalomanana
Marc Ravalomanana
Marc Ravalomanana is a Malagasy politician who was the President of Madagascar from 2002 to 2009. A member of the Merina ethnic group, Ravalomanana served as Mayor of Antananarivo before becoming President in 2002...
, the opposition candidate in the disputed December 2001 presidential election
Malagasy presidential election, 2001
Presidential elections were held in Madagascar on 16 December 2001. Initial results suggested a second round was necessary, with neither of the main candidates, incumbent President Didier Ratsiraka and Marc Ravalomanana. However, Ravalomanana rejected the results and declared himself President in...
, and after Ravalomanana became President, the AVI joined the government. Julien Reboza became Minister of Urban and Regional Planning (Aménagement du territoire) in the first government named under Ravalomanana on March 1, 2002. On January 16, 2003, Reboza was replaced as the AVI's representative in the government by two new ministers, Roger Mahazoasy (Minister of Tourism) and Jean-Jacques Rabenirina (Minister of Labor and Social Legislation), and in the government named on January 5, 2004, Rabenirina was the only minister from AVI, as Minister of Culture and Tourism.
AVI leader Norbert Ratsirahonana
Norbert Ratsirahonana
Norbert Lala Ratsirahonana is a Malagasy politician.He was born in Antsiranana, Diana Region. He founded and led the Asa Vita no Ifampitsarana Party, which opposed President Didier Ratsiraka. He and his party were part of the coalition which elected Albert Zafy to the presidency in 1993...
decided to stand as a candidate in the December 2006 Madagascar presidential election
Malagasy presidential election, 2006
Presidential elections were held in Madagascar on 3 December 2006. President Marc Ravalomanana, in office since he prevailed in a dispute over election results in 2002, ran for re-election...
, which brought an end to his party's alliance with Ravalomanana. Rabenirina was dismissed from the government on October 4, 2006. Ratsirahonana won 4.22 % of the vote in the presidential election. The AVI chose to boycott the April 2007 constitutional referendum
Malagasy constitutional referendum, 2007
A constitutional referendum was held in Madagascar on 4 April 2007. The proposed changes, which voters were asked to approve or reject as a whole, included:*expansion of presidential powers in cases of emergency...
. On October 26, 2007, it announced that it was boycotting the local elections planned for late 2007. Since the 23 September 2007 National Assembly
National Assembly of Madagascar
The Parliament has two chambers. The lower house is the National Assembly .The Assembly has 160 members, elected for a four year term in single-member and two-member constituencies...
elections
Malagasy parliamentary election, 2007
A parliamentary election was held in Madagascar on 23 September 2007, with the vote to be repeated in two constituencies on 14 November 2007. 637 candidates contested the election, in which the 127 seats in the National Assembly were at stake....
it is no longer represented in parliament