Elections in Chad

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Elections in Chad gives information on election and election results in Chad.

Chad elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people. The National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) has 155 members, elected for a four year term in 25 single-member constituencies and 34 multi-member constituencies. Chad is a one party dominant state with the Patriotic Salvation Movement in power.

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Main article: Chadian presidential election, 2006

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**Summary of the 3 May 2006 Chadian presidential election results**
Candidates	Nominating parties	Votes	%
Idriss Déby	Patriotic Salvation Movement (MPS)	1,863,042	64.67
Delwa Kassiré Koumakoye	National Rally for Development and Progress (Viva-RNDP)	436,002	15.13
Albert Pahimi Padacké	National Rally for Democracy in Chad (RNDT-Le Réveil)	225,368	7.82
Mahamat Abdoulaye	People's Movement for Democracy in Chad (MPDT)	203,637	7.07
Brahim Koulamallah	Renewed African Socialist Movement (MSA/R)	152,940	5.31
Total (turnout 53.1%)			100.00
Source: African Elections Database; Boycotted by major opposition parties.

Main article: Chadian parliamentary election, 2002

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Summary of the 21 April 2002 National Assembly of Chad **election results**
Parties	Votes	%	Seats
Patriotic Salvation Movement (Mouvement Patriotique de Salut or MPS)		.	113
Rally for Democracy and Progress (Rassemblement pour la Démocratie et le Progrès or RDP)		.	10
Front of Action Forces for the Republic (Front des Forces d'Action pour la République or FAR)		.	10
National Rally for Development and Progress (Rassemblement National pour le Développement et le Progrès or RNDP)		.	5
National Union for Democracy and Renewal (Union Nationale pour la Démocratie et le Rénouveau or UNDR)		.	5
Union for Renewal and Democracy (Union pour le Rénouveau et la Démocratie or URD)		.	3
Action for Unity and Socialism (Action pour l'Unité et le Socialisme or ACTUS)		.	1
Action for Renewal of Chad (Action pour le Rénouveau du Tchad or ARD)		.	1
People's Movement for Democracy in Chad (Mouvement Populaire pour la Démocratie au Tchad or MPDT)		.	1
National Democratic and Federal Convention (Convention nationale Démocratique et Fédérale or CDF)		.	1
National Democratic and Social Convention (Convention National Démocratique et Sociale or CNDS)		.	1
Rally for the Republic - Lingui (Rassemblement pour la République - Lingui or RPR-Lingui)		.	1
National Rally for Democracy in Chad (Rassemblement National pour la Démocratie au Tchad - le Réveil or RNDT)		.	1
National Union (Union Nationale or UN)		.	1
Rally of Democratic Forces in Chad (Rassemblement des Forces Démocratiques au Tchad or RFDT)		.	1
Total (turnout 52.4 %)	2,185,646		155
Source: IPU Parline.