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Presidential election were held in Chad on 2 June 1996, with a second round on 3 July. 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. Voter turnout was 67.5% in the first round and 77.7% in the second.[1]
Following his victory, Déby was sworn in on August 8, 1996.[2]
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | ||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| Idriss Déby | Patriotic Salvation Movement (MPS) | 1,016,277 | 43.82 | 2.102.907 | 69.09 |
| Wadel Abdelkader Kamougué | Union for Renewal and Democracy (URD) | 287,512 | 12.39 | 834,568 | 30.91 |
| Saleh Kebzabo | National Union for Democracy and Renewal (UNDR) | 199,691 | 8.61 | ||
| Jean Alingué Bawoyeu | Union for Democracy and Republic (UDR) | 192,816 | 8.30 | ||
| Lol Mahamat Choua | Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) | 137,612 | 5.93 | ||
| Younous Ibédou | Convention of Social-Democrat Chadians | 76,263 | 3.29 | ||
| Adoum Moussa Seif | National Democratic and Social Convention (CNDS) | 67,496 | 2.91 | ||
| Abdoulaye Lamana | National Union (UN) | 63,671 | 2.74 | ||
| Delwa Kassiré Koumakoye | National Rally for Development and Progress (RNDP) | 53,260 | 2.29 | ||
| Ngarlejy Yorongar | Federation, Action for the Republic (FAR) | 48,407 | 2.08 | ||
| Mahamat Abdoulaye | People's Movement for Democracy in Chad (MPDT) | 47,830 | 2.06 | ||
| Abbas Mahamat Ambadi | Independent | 37,568 | 1.62 | ||
| Naimbaye Lossimian | Action for the Republic, Democracy and Development (ARD) | 35,420 | 1.52 | ||
| Adoum Hassan Issa | National Union for the Reform of Chad | 28,877 | 1.24 | ||
| Elie Romba | Democratic Union for Progress in Chad (UDPT) | 26,008 | 1.12 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 88,224 | - | 69,699 | - | |
| Total | 2,406,962 | 100 | 3,007,174 | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen et al | |||||
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