Faralahy Célestin Razafindramasy and Honoré Vazison (pictured) are the new National Assembly representatives to the High Constitutional Court (HCC). They were elected following a landslide vote yesterday.
One hour and seven minutes. That was the duration of the plenary session during which deputies proceeded to elect their two new representatives to serve on the High Constitutional Court (HCC).
The National Assembly did not waste any time. The day after the resignation of William Noelson and Nandrasana George Merlin Nasolo was made public, members of the institution elected their replacements. Following yesterday afternoon’s vote, the new representatives of the Lower House to the HCC are Faralahy Célestin Razafindramasy, a deputy elected in Benenitra and a career magistrate, and Honoré Vazison, also a magistrate and the acting First President of the Fianarantsoa Court of Appeal.
Four candidates were in the running. Beyond the duration of yesterday’s plenary session, the speed at which the various stages leading up to the vote were completed is intriguing. On the sidelines of a meeting with Siteny Randrianasoloniaiko the same day at Tsimbazaza, Florent Rakotoarisoa, President of the HCC, indicated that the two former constitutional judges submitted their resignations on Monday, June 15. He added that the meeting was unrelated to the resignation of the two representatives.
“A member of the High Constitutional Court may resign by letter addressed to its president, who immediately notifies the President of the Republic [the current Head of State],” states the ordinance regarding the Ambohidahy institution. “In the case of a voluntary resignation, it is sufficient for the HCC to inform the Head of State and the signatory entity,” explains Firiana Ranesa, Secretary General of the Constitutional Court.
Unlike an automatic resignation, the HCC does not need to publish a formal declaration of vacancy. At the start of yesterday’s electoral plenary session, the head of the Lower House indicated that the meeting followed the receipt of an order declaring the seats of the two constitutional councilors vacant. He noted the document was dated June 16, without specifying the issuing entity.
Landslide
Regardless, events accelerated after news of the resignation of former constitutional judges Noelson and Nasolo was disclosed. Yesterday morning, a notice was posted on the board in the hall of the Tsimbazaza institution stating that a conference of presidents would be held at 9:00 AM, to be followed immediately by a plenary session “for the adoption of the agenda for the election of the two National Assembly representatives to the High Constitutional Court.” The schedule was respected, albeit with a few hours of delay.
Around noon, a call for candidates was published on the institution’s Facebook page. One hour later, the plenary session to adopt the agenda began. A little over an hour later, shortly after 2:00 PM, the election session for the two new constitutional judges commenced. This tight timeline was noted by observers. By late afternoon, the call for candidates was no longer visible on the institution’s page.
Ultimately, four candidates were in the running. One of them could not be present at the electoral plenary session. According to explanations from deputy Roland Ratsiraka, who spoke on his behalf, he did not have time to reach Antananarivo “since we only learned this morning that this election would take place.” A curriculum vitae (CV), a copy of the highest degree obtained, and two passport-sized photos were required of the candidates.
In the meantime, the Lower House produced a single ballot paper with the name and photo of each of the four candidates. Reflecting the rushed nature of the election, Fidèle Razara Pierre, Vice-President of the National Assembly for the Toamasina province, was still explaining voting procedures while the voting process was already underway—specifically, that deputies had to check the boxes corresponding to the two candidates, otherwise the ballot would be void.
Ninety-one deputies participated in the vote, with results akin to a landslide. Faralahy Célestin Razafindramasy received eighty-nine votes, while Honoré Vazison received seventy-seven. Their victory became evident during the two minutes of campaigning granted to each candidate before the vote. Several deputies, particularly those elected in the districts of the Fianarantsoa province, took to the podium at the Tsimbazaza institution to make passionate endorsements in their favor.
Captured & Published at: 2026-06-19 06:00:03 (Madagascar Local Time EAT)
Original Source: https://www.lexpress.mg/2026/06/representants-la-hcc-une-election-au.html