Article premier.Le peuple malagasy constitue une Nation organisée en État souverain, unitaire et républicain.
Cet État porte le nom de « République de Madagascar ».
La démocratie constitue le fondement de la République. Sa souveraineté s'exerce dans les limites du territoire qui lui sont reconnues par le droit international. Nul ne peut porter atteinte à l'intégrité territoriale de la République.
Article 2.La République de Madagascar est organisée en collectivités territoriales décentralisées, dont l'autonomie administrative et financière est garantie par la Constitution.
Ces collectivités territoriales concourent avec l'État au développement de la nation.
Article 3.Le territoire national est inaliénable.
Article 4.La République de Madagascar a pour devise : « Tanindrazana - Fahafahana - Fandrosoana ».
Son emblème national est le drapeau tricolore, blanc, rouge, vert, composé de trois bandes rectangulaires d'égales dimensions, la première verticale de couleur blanche du côté de la hampe, les deux autres horizontales, la supérieure rouge et l'inférieure verte.
L'hymne national est « Ry Tanindrazanay malala ô ! »
Les sceaux de l'État et les armoiries de la République sont définis par la loi.
Le malagasy est la langue nationale.
Le malagasy, le français et l'anglais sont les langues officielles.
Article 5.La capitale de la République de Madagascar est Antananarivo.
Article 6.La souveraineté appartient au peuple, source de tout pouvoir, qui l'exerce par ses représentants élus au suffrage universel direct ou indirect ou par la voie du référendum. Aucune fraction du peuple, ni aucun individu ne peut s'attribuer l'exercice de la souveraineté.
Sont électeurs dans les conditions déterminées par la loi tous les nationaux des deux sexes, jouissant de leurs droits civils et politiques.
La qualité d'électeur ne peut se perdre que par une décision de justice devenue définitive.
Article 7.La loi est l'expression de la volonté générale. Elle est la même pour tous, qu'elle protège, qu'elle oblige ou qu'elle punisse.
Article 8.Tous les individus sont égaux en droit et jouissent des mêmes libertés fondamentales protégées par la loi sans discrimination fondée sur le sexe, le degré d'instruction, la fortune, l'origine, la race, la croyance religieuse ou l'opinion.
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Constitution.
(2) An Act of the National Assembly for the alteration of this Constitution, not being an Act to
which section 8 of this Constitution applies, shall not be passed in either House of the National
Assembly unless the proposal is supported by the votes of not less than two-thirds majority of all
the members of that House and approved by resolution of the Houses of Assembly of not less than
two-thirds of all the States.
(3) An Act of the National Assembly for the purpose of altering the provisions of this section,
section 8 or Chapter IV of this Constitution shall not be passed by either House of the National
Assembly unless the proposal is approved by the votes of not less than four-fifths majority of all
the members of each House, and also approved by resolution of the House of Assembly of not less
than two-third of all States.
(4) For the purposes of section 8 of this Constitution and of subsections (2) and (3) of this section,
the number of members of each House of the National Assembly shall, notwithstanding any
vacancy, be deemed to be the number of members specified in sections 48 and 49 of this
Constitution.
10. The Government of the Federation or of a State shall not adopt any religion as State Religion.
11. (1) The National Assembly may make laws for the Federation or any part therefore with respect to the
maintenance and securing of public safety and public order and providing, maintaining and securing of such
supplies and service as may be designed by the National Assembly as essential supplies and services.
(2) Nothing in this section shall preclude a House of Assembly from making laws with respect to
the matter referred to in this section, including the provision for maintenance and securing of such
supplies and services as may be designated by the National Assembly as essential supplies and
services.
(3) During any period when the Federation is at war the National Assembly may make such laws
for the peace, order and good government of the Federation or any part therefore with respect to
matters not included in the Exclusive Legislative List as may appear to it to be necessary or
expedient for the defence of the Federation.
(4) At any time when any House of Assembly of a State is unable to perform its functions by
reason of the situation prevailing in that State, the National Assembly may make such laws for the
peace, order and good government of that State with respect to matters on which a House of
Assembly may make laws as may appear to the National Assembly to be necessary or expedient
until such time as the House of Assembly is able to resume its functions; and any such laws
enacted by the National Assembly pursuant to this section shall have effect as if they were laws
enacted by the House of Assembly of the State:
Provided that nothing in this section shall be construed as conferring on the National Assembly
power to remove the Governor or the Deputy Governor of the State from office.
(5) For the purposes of subsection (4) of this section, a House of Assembly shall not be deemed to
be unable to perform its functions so long as the House of Assembly can hold a meeting and
transact business.
12. (1) No treaty between the Federation and any other country shall have the force of law to the extent to
which any such treaty has been enacted into law by the National Assembly.
(2) The National Assembly may make laws for the Federation or any part thereof with respect to
matters not included in the he Exclusive Legislative List for the purpose of implementing a treaty.
(3) A bill for an Act of the National Assembly passed pursuant to the provisions of subsection (2)
of this section shall not be presented to the President for assent, and shall not be enacted unless it is
ratified by a majority of all the House of Assembly in the Federation.
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