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Article 149
The Communes participate in the economic, social, cultural and environmental
development of their territorial resort. Their competences take into account
essentially the constitutional and legal principles as well as the principle of proximity,
of promotion and of defense of the interests of the inhabitants.
Article 150
The Communes may constitute themselves in groups for the realization of projects
of common development.
Article 151
• Claim of universal suffrage
In the Communes, the executive and deliberative functions are exercised by distinct
organs and elected by universal direct suffrage.
The law establishes the composition, the organization, the attributions and the
functioning of the executive and deliberative organs as well as the mode and the
conditions for the election of their members.
Article 152
The Fokonolona, organized in fokontany within the Communes, is the basis of the
development and of the environmental and socio-cultural cohesion.
The responsible persons of the fokontany participate in the elaboration of the
program of development of their Commune.
• Subsidiary unit government
CHAPTER II: Of the Regions
Article 153
The Regions have an essentially economic and social vocation.
In collaboration with the public and private organs, they direct, make dynamic,
coordinate and harmonize the economic and social development of all their
territorial resort and assure the planning, the territorial development and the
implementation of all the actions of development.
Article 154
• Claim of universal suffrage
The executive function is exercised by an organ directed by the Head of Region
elected by universal suffrage.
The Head of Region is primarily responsible for strategy and implementation of all
actions of economic and social development of the region.
He is the Head of the Administration of his Region.
Article 155
• Claim of universal suffrage
The deliberative function is exercised by the Regional Council, of which members are
elected by universal suffrage.
The Deputies and the Senators from different circumscriptions of the Region are
members by right of the Regional Council, with deliberative voice.
Madagascar 2010
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