IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Chad

Republic of Chad

16,915,345	9
Population (as of July 20, 2021)	Elections in our database
8,237,768	60.24%
Registered Voters (as of Nov. 7, 2023)	Average Turnout

Name	Official Name	Type
Chadian National Assembly	Assemblée Nationale	Assembly
Chadian Presidency	None	Head of State & Government

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President Mahamat Idriss DÉBY (since 20 April 2021)
Head of Government: Prime Minister Albert Pahimi PADACKE (since 26 April 2021)
Assembly: unicameral National Transitional Council (Conseil National de Transition) with 93 members

Description of electoral system:

Chad is currently controlled by a Transitional Military Council rather than elected officials. Members of the National Transitional Council were appointed by the President.

Elections

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turn Out
Chadian Presidency	2001-05-20	2,497,215	4,069,099	61.37
Chadian Presidency	2006-05-03	3,024,226	5,697,922	53.08
Chadian National Assembly	2011-02-13	2,734,280	4,830,885	56.6
Chadian Presidency	2011-04-25	3,179,326	4,959,748	64.1
Chadian Presidency	2016-04-10	-	-	-
Chadian Presidency	2021-04-11	4,618,733	7,388,348	62.51
Chadian National Assembly	2021-10-24	-	7,388,348	-
Referendum	2023-12-17	5,251,668	8,237,768	63.75
Chadian Presidency	2024-05-06	-	8,237,768	-

Voter Turnout

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