2002 Chadian parliamentary election

none Chad 1997 2011 21 April 2002 155 seats in the National Assembly 78 52.40% yes Patriotic Salvation Movement Nagoum Yamassoum 113 65 Rally for Democracy and Progress (Chad) Lol Mahamat Choua 10 3 Federation, Action for the Republic Ngarlejy Yorongar 10 1 National Rally for Development and Progress Delwa Koumakoye 5 0 National Union for Democracy and Renewal Saleh Kebzabo 5 15 Union for Renewal and Democracy Wadel Abdelkader Kamougué 3 29 Chadian Action for Unity and Socialism Fidèle Moungar 1 2 Action for Renewal of Chad Oumar Boukar 1 0 People's Movement for Democracy in Chad Mahamat Abdoulaye 1 New National Democratic and Federal Convention Ali Golhor 1 New National Democratic and Social Convention Adoum Daye Zere 1 1 Rally for the Republic – Lingui 1 0 National Rally of Chadian Democrats Albert Pahimi Padacké 1 New National Union (Chad) 1 0 Rally of Democratic Forces in Chad 1 0 Parliamentary elections were held in Chad on 21 April 2002. The result was a victory for the ruling Patriotic Salvation Movement (MPS), which won 113 of the 155 seats in the National Assembly.Election Watch Journal of Democracy July 2002 13 3 178–182 10.1353/jod.2002.0043 https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/17213 27 April 2026 subscription CHAD: parliamentary elections Assemblée Nationale, 2002 http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2061_02.htm Inter-Parliamentary Union 27 April 2026 2002The exact number of seats won by MPS varies by source. The Journal of Democracy reports 112, the Inter-Parliamentary Union reports 112 or 113, and the U.S. State Department and Committee to Protect Journalists report 110. However, the IPU's value of 113 seats is the only one from a full party-by-party breakdown of the 155 seats. Background The Chadian constitution called for elections in April or May 2001, but the country's Independent National Electoral Commission requested a one-year postponement due to insufficient funding.Possible report of legislative elections https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/report/696/chad-possible-report-legislative-elections The New Humanitarian 27 April 2026 en 20 December 2000 The number of seats in the Assembly was increased from 125 in the previous session to 155.Chad Holds Legislative Elections - 2002-04-21 https://www.voanews.com/a/a-13-a-2002-04-21-7-chad-67422557/383910.html Voice of America 27 April 2026 en 21 April 2002 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. The MPS ran unopposed in 45 constituencies in northern Chad, whilst parties allied with the MPS were unopposed in a further 20 seats. The MPS was the only party to have a candidate running in every parliamentary district.((Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor)) Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Chad https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/2003/27719.htm U.S. Department of State 27 April 2026 25 February 2004 The government banned all political programming from the radio ahead of the elections, which the Committee to Protect Journalists considered an attempt to favor the ruling party, MPS. The ban lasted from 30 March to 20 April.Committee to Protect Journalists Committee to Protect Journalists Attacks on the Press in 2002 - Chad https://www.refworld.org/reference/annualreport/cpj/2003/en/55977 Refworld (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) 27 April 2026 en The United States Department of State also charged that the Chadian government had used faulty census data to bias the parliamentary district divisions in MPS's favor. Results Voter turnout was moderately high, except in the capital N'Djamena where only 22% of the registered voters cast a vote. File:Chad National Assembly 2002.svg 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 +55 2185646 4171169 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. Notes References Category:Parliamentary elections in Chad Chad Parliamentary Chad Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results