Chadian presidential election, 1996

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A presidential election was held in Chad in 1996, occurring in two rounds, the first on June 2 and the second on July 3. This was the first multiparty presidential election in the history of Chad since its independence. It occurred at the end of a long transitional process and was repeatedly delayed. The election was won by the incumbent President Idriss Déby, who easily defeated a prominent southern politician, Wadel Abdelkader Kamougué, in the second round. Déby benefited from the support of another southern politician, Saleh Kebzabo, who placed third in the first round. The election was marred by widespread and credible reports of electoral fraud and government intimidation of opposition forces, confirmed by international observers.

Following his victory, Déby was sworn in on August 8, 1996.^[1]

[edit] Results

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Summary of the Chadian presidential election results, June 2 – July 3 1996

Candidates	Nominating parties	Votes 1st round	%	Votes 2nd round	%
Idriss Déby	Patriotic Salvation Movement (MPS)		43.82		69.09
Wadel Abdelkader Kamougué	Union for Renewal and Democracy (URD)		12.39		30.91
Saleh Kebzabo	National Union for Democracy and Renewal (UNDR)		8.61
Jean Alingué Bawoyeu	Union for Democracy and Republic (UDR)		8.30
Lol Mahamat Choua	Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP)		5.93
Younous Ibédou			3.29
Adoum Moussa Seif	National Democratic and Social Convention (CNDS)		2.91
Abdoulaye Lamana	National Union (UN)		2.74
Delwa Kassiré Koumakoye	National Rally for Development and Progress (RNDP)		2.29
Ngarlejy Yorongar	Federation, Action for the Republic (FAR)		2.08
Mahamat Abdoulaye	People's Movement for Democracy in Chad (MPDT)		2.06
Abbas Mahamat Ambadi			1.62
Naimbaye Lossimian	Action for the Republic, Democracy and Development (ARD)		1.52
Adoum Hassan Issa			1.24
Elie Romba	Democratic Union for Progress in Chad (UDPT)		1.12
Total (turnout 67.5 %)		2,406,962	100		100

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