On November 11, the Prime Minister's Office of Prime Minister of Madagascar issued a communiqu é announcing that, according to the recommendation of the National Independent Electoral Commission, Madagascar will hold a presidential election on November 9 this year. The communique stated that if necessary, the second round of presidential elections will be held on December 20th. In the communiqu é, Prime Minister Ncai of Prime Minister of Madagascar called on all parties to "keep calm and respect each other" in the electoral process. According to the Constitution of Madagascar, candidates who receive over 50% of the votes in the presidential election are directly elected. If no one receives more than 50% of the votes, the top two candidates will enter the second round of competition. Madagascar's President Rajolina's term will end in January 2024. As of now, only former President Ravalomanana has officially announced his participation in the new presidential election. (New News Agency)