Young Malagasies Determined (, TGV), sometimes translated as Determined Malagasy Youth or Ready Young Malagasies, is a

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and

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Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...

. It is headed by the current

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, Andry Rajoelina, who organized it prior to the

Antananarivo Antananarivo (Malagasy language, Malagasy: ; French language, French: ''Tananarive'', ), also known by its colonial shorthand form Tana (), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Madagascar. The administrative area of the city, known ...

mayoral election in 2007. The term TGV is also a reference to Andry Rajoelina's nickname, a reference to the French high-speed train

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and to Rajoelina's fast-mover's personality. Politically, TGV states that it promotes

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, the development of infrastructure, and multigenerational politics. It is the main

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rival of the

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Tiako I Madagasikara, and currently holds a majority in the

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. It was part of the coalition ''Together with President Andry Rajoelina'' (, or IRD) for the 2019 Malagasy parliamentary election. In the 2023 Malagasy presidential election and 2024 Malagasy parliamentary election he used to call it 'IRMAR' ''(Isika Rehetra Miaraka Amin’i Andry Rajoelina)''.Majorité pour l'IRMAR
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Election results

Presidential

National Assembly

References

Political parties in Madagascar Political parties established in 2007 {{Africa-party-stub