Editing Elections in Chad

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{{Politics of Chad}}
[[Chad]] holds [[elections]] on national level for a [[head of state]] – the [[President of Chad|president]] –  and a [[legislature]]. The president is elected for a five-year term by the people. The [[National Assembly of Chad|National Assembly]] (''Assemblée Nationale'') has 155 members, elected for a four-year term in 25 single-member [[constituency|constituencies]] and 34 multi-member [[constituency|constituencies]].
Chad is a [[one party dominant state]] with the [[Patriotic Salvation Movement]] in power, although according to the [[African Union]],  elections in Chad are generally free and fair. [[Human Rights Watch]], however, has criticized the election process in Chad, arguing that they have problems such as [[electoral fraud]], multiple voting, underage voting, and low voter turnout.<ref>World Report Book 2008. Human Rights Watch. <https://www.hrw.org/wr2k8/pdfs/wr2k8_web.pdf> </ref>

== History of elections ==
Former president, [[Idriss Déby]], seized power in 1990 through a rebellion. The second election of Déby was reported by international observers to be fraudulent.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Nohlen, D, Krennerich |author2= M Thibaut, B |year=1999 |title=Elections in Africa: A data handbook |url=https://archive.org/details/electionsafricad00nohl |url-access=limited |page=[https://archive.org/details/electionsafricad00nohl/page/n254 238] |isbn=0-19-829645-2}}</ref> In 1997, parliamentary elections were held, with the MPS party of Déby winning 63 of the 125 seats existing at the time. International observers also claimed that these elections witnessed serious irregularities. In May 2001, Déby won the presidential election in the first round with 63% of the vote, but the election was considered to be fraudulent, and several opposition leaders were arrested after accusing the Chadian government of election fraud.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2016/chad |title=Chad Country Report |publisher=Freedom House |access-date=26 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161126180532/https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2016/chad |archive-date=26 November 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> Because of prominent electoral irregularities in the previous elections in 2001 and 2006, the [[2011 Chadian presidential election|2011 presidential election]] was boycotted by the major opposition [[List of political parties in Chad|parties]], which resulted in Déby winning 89% of the vote in the first round.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-13342664 |title=Chad's president Idriss Deby re-elected amid boycott |date=10 May 2011 |website=bbc.com |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161126161551/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-13342664 |archive-date=2016-11-26 |url-status=live |access-date=26 November 2016 }}</ref> Most recently, Déby was elected to his fifth term in 2016, after abolishing presidential [[Term Limits Around the World|term limits]] in 2004 by amending the [[Constitution of Chad]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-chad-election-idUSKCN0X707A |title=Chad holds presidential election as Deby vies to extend rule |last=Nako |first=Madjiasra |date=10 April 2016 |website=reuters.com |publisher=Thomson Reuters |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161126161040/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-chad-election-idUSKCN0X707A |archive-date=2016-11-26 |url-status=live |access-date=26 November 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/chad/ |title=The World Factbook - Chad |website=cia.gov |publisher=United States Central Intelligence Agency |access-date=26 November 2016 }}</ref>
Kodi Mahamat Bam, President of the Independent National Electoral Commission announced the postponement of legislative elections to April 2021. The stated reason was related to [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://north-africa.com/2020/06/sahel-chad-ruler-deby-delays-national-assembly-election-for-fifth-time-since-2015|title=Free Access to Selected Content|date=10 April 2019}}</ref>
On 20 April 2021 Idriss Déby was killed in battle against a group of rebels called FACT (the Front for Change and Concord in Chad).<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-04-20 |title=Chad's President Idriss Déby dies after clashes with rebels |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-56815708 |access-date=2024-03-30 |language=en-GB}}</ref> His son Mahamat Déby is now president.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-04-21 |title=Chad's new leader - Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-56836109 |access-date=2024-03-30 |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==Latest elections==
===Presidential elections===
{{main|2024 Chadian presidential election}}
{{#section-h:2024 Chadian presidential election|Results}}

===Parliamentary elections===
{{main|2011 Chadian parliamentary election}}
{{#section-h:2011 Chadian parliamentary election|Results}}

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/c/chad/ Adam Carr's Election Archive]
*[http://africanelections.tripod.com/td.html African Elections Database]

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