2002 Chadian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Chad on 21 April 2002.^[1] The result was a victory for the ruling Patriotic Salvation Movement (MPS), which won 113 of the 155 seats in the National Assembly.

2002 Chadian parliamentary election

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155 seats in the National Assembly
Turnout	52.40%
Party Leader Seats +/– MPS Nagoum Yamassoum 113 +48 RDP Lol Mahamat Choua 10 +7 FAR Ngarlejy Yorongar 10 +9 RNDP Delwa Koumakoye 5 +5 UNDR Saleh Kebzabo 5 −10 URD Wadel Abdelkader Kamougué 3 −26 ACTUS Fidèle Moungar 1 −1 ART Oumar Boukar 1 +1 MPDT Mahamat Abdoulaye 1 New CNDF Ali Golhor 1 New CNDS Adoum Daye Zere 1 0 RPR–Lingui 1 +1 RNDT–Le Réveil Albert Pahimi Padacké 1 New UN 1 +1 RFDT 1 +1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Background

The elections had been due in April or May 2001, but were postponed by a year to allow the Independent National Electoral Commission to organise the elections properly.^[1]

Campaign

Prior to the elections the MPS formed an electoral alliance with the opposition Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP), weakening the opposition already divided by a boycott by the Party for Liberty and Development (PLD) and the Union for Democracy and Republic (UDR). The PLD and the UDR claimed that the authorities did not provide sufficient guarantees that the elections would be free and fair. However, almost 40 parties did contest the elections, putting forward a total of 427 candidates.^[1]

The MPS ran unopposed in 45 constituencies, whilst parties allied with the MPS were unopposed in a further 20 seats.^[1]

Results

Voter turnout was moderately high, except in the capital N'Djamena where only 22% of the registered voters cast a vote.^[1]

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Patriotic Salvation Movement			113	+48
	Rally for Democracy and Progress			10	+7
	Federation, Action for the Republic			10	+9
	National Rally for Development and Progress			5	+5
	National Union for Democracy and Renewal			5	–10
	Union for Renewal and Democracy			3	–26
	Chadian Action for Unity and Socialism			1	–1
	Action for Renewal of Chad			1	+1
	People's Movement for Democracy in Chad			1	New
	National Democratic and Federal Convention			1	New
	National Democratic and Social Convention			1	0
	Rally for the Republic – Lingui			1	+1
	National Rally of Chadian Democrats			1	New
	National Union			1	+1
	Rally of Democratic Forces in Chad			1	+1
Total				155	+55
Total votes		2,185,646	–
Registered voters/turnout		4,171,169	52.40
Source: IPU

Aftermath

Following the election, the National Assembly held its first session on 10 June, electing Nassour Guelendouksia Ouaido of the MPS as President of the National Assembly.^[1]

References

1. Elections held in 2002 IPU