Economic Liberalism and Democratic Action for National Recovery

LEADER-Fanilo
LeaderHeriniaina Mahosindrahaja (alias Babal)
FoundedJune 1992
IdeologyEconomic liberalism
Liberal democracy

Economic Liberalism and Democratic Action for National Recovery (Libéralisme Économique et Action Démocratique pour la Reconstruction Nationale, or LEADER-Fanilo) is a political party in Madagascar. The party was founded by Herizo Razafimahaleo in June 1992;[1] since his death in 2008, it had been led by Manassé Esoavelomandroso while four vice-presidents were also chosen to assist him in his work: Jean Max Rakotomamonjy, Benja Razafimahaleo, Constance Razafimily, and Eloi Beandaza. Alain Rakotomavo was chosen as secretary-general.[2]

In 2023 Heriniaina Mahosindrahaja was elected as the president of the party.[3]

After the June 1993 parliamentary election, LEADER-Fanilo joined the government of Prime Minister Francisque Ravony in August, but Razafimahaleo resigned from the government in July 1994 and the other LEADER-Fanilo ministers resigned in May 1995. Razafimahaleo was a candidate in the November 1996 presidential election, placing third with 15.13% of the vote. The party backed Didier Ratsiraka in the second round of the 1996 presidential election, held in December, and after his victory LEADER-Fanilo joined the government again in February 1997. The party won 16 seats in the June 1998 parliamentary election, the second highest number of any party.[1] Razafimahaleo, who had been Deputy Prime Minister, subsequently left the government, although the party continued to participate in it.[4] Razafimahaleo was the party's candidate again in the December 2001 presidential election. He resigned as President of the party in May 2002 and left the political scene.[1]

In the parliamentary election held on 15 December 2002, the party won 3.3% of the popular vote and 2 out of 160 seats.

Razafimahaleo returned to active politics in 2006 and contested the 2006 presidential election as the LEADER-Fanilo candidate,[1] winning 9.03% of the vote.[5] In the September 2007 parliamentary election, the party won one seat: that of Befandriana Nord constituency, won by Jonah Parfait Prezaly.[6]

  1. ^ a b c d "Principaux jalons du parcours de Herizo Razafimahaleo" Archived 2007-10-08 at the Wayback Machine, Herizo.org (in French).
  2. ^ "Leader-Fanilo - Manassé Esoavelomandroso succède à Herizo Razafimahaleo", allAfrica.com, 6 September 2008 (in French).
  3. ^ Le Leader Fainilo
  4. ^ Africa South of the Sahara 2004 (2003), Routledge, page 634.
  5. ^ 2006 presidential election results Archived 2012-04-14 at the Wayback Machine from the High Constitutional Court (in French).
  6. ^ "Liste des députés élus" (2007), High Constitutional Court website (in French).