1997 Chadian parliamentary election

Chad 5 January 1997 (first round)23 February 1997 (second round) 1990 2002 All 125 seats in the National Assembly 63 yes Patriotic Salvation Movement Idriss Déby 39.96 65 Union for Renewal and Democracy Wadel Abdelkader Kamougué 13.13 29 Rally for Democracy and Progress (Chad) Lol Mahamat Choua 6.69 3 National Union for Democracy and Renewal Saleh Kebzabo 6.04 15 Federation, Action for the Republic Ngarlejy Yorongar 4.01 1 Union for Democracy and the Republic (Chad) Jean Alingué Bawoyeu 3.88 4 Party for Liberty and Development Ibni Oumar Mahamat Saleh 2.64 3 National Action for Development 1.63 2 National Democratic and Social Convention Adoum Moussa Seif 1.58 1 Chadian Action for Unity and Socialism Fidèle Moungar 0.15 2 Parliamentary elections were held in Chad on 5 January 1997, with a second round on 23 February.Nohlen Dieter Krennerich Michael Thibaut Bernhard Elections in Africa: a data handbook 1999 Oxford University Press 0-19-829645-2 223–227 They were the first multi-party elections since independence in 1960 and resulted in a victory for the ruling Patriotic Salvation Movement (MPS), which won 65 of the 125 seats in the National Assembly. However, the elections were marred by electoral fraud, including widespread vote rigging, as with the 1996 presidential elections.April 2026 Background The previous parliamentary elections had been held in 1990, officially on a non-partisan basis, but the Chadian constitution ensured single-party rule under President Hissène Habré's National Union for Independence and Revolution party. However, after a few months, Idriss Déby and the Patriotic Salvation Movement (MPS) overthrew Habré's government in a coup. The National Assembly and constitution were both suspended as a result.CHAD: parliamentary elections Assemblée nationale, 1990 https://data.ipu.org/election-summary/HTML/2061_90.htm Inter-Parliamentary Union 25 April 2026 The 1997 elections represented a culmination of the slow ongoing post-coup democratization process. Other political parties were approved in 1992.Chad (05/92) https://2009-2017.state.gov/outofdate/bgn/chad/7479.htm U.S. Department of State 25 April 2026 A conference to draft a constitution began in 1993, and the new constitution was approved in a 1996 referendum, and a multi-party presidential election was held a few months later, with Déby and the MPS winning.Topona Eric Deby's French backing https://www.dw.com/en/opinion-france-keeps-chad-despot-idriss-deby-in-power/a-56540993 Deutsche Welle 25 April 2026 en 11 February 2021Dickow Helga Chad: The bed Déby made https://africanarguments.org/2021/04/chad-the-bed-deby-made/ African Arguments 25 April 2026 22 April 2021 The elections were the first multi-party parliamentary election in Chad since independence,Profile: Idriss Deby https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2008/2/3/profile-idriss-deby Al Jazeera 25 April 2026 en 3 February 2008 and the first since the last pre-independence elections in 1959. Electoral system The elections were held using the two round system. Candidates had to win a majority of the vote in the first round to be elected. In constituencies where no candidate received a majority, a second round was held. The members of the National Assembly were elected to four-year terms. Campaign A total of 30 parties contested the elections, putting forward 656 candidates.CHAD: parliamentary elections Assemblée nationale, 1997 http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2061_97.htm Inter-Parliamentary Union 25 April 2026 The parties receiving over 5% of the overall vote share were: Patriotic Salvation Movement (MPS; fr Mouvement Patriotique du Salut) was led by President Idriss Déby and presented itself as a "guarnator of the democratic process". It was originally a coalition of rebel groups that successfully launched the 1990 Chadian coup d'état, and developed into the ruling party. In the parliamentary elections, most of its support came from northern Chad.May R. Massey S. The Chadian Party System: Rhetoric and Reality Democratization September 2002 9 3 10.1080/714000269 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/714000269 25 April 2026 78–80 Union for Renewal and Democracy (URD; fr Union pour le Rénouveau et la Démocratie) was led by Wadel Abdelkader Kamougué, a general from southern Chad, and its support came largely from the Sara people and workers in the south of the country. Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP; fr Rassemblement pour la Démocratie et le Progrès) was led by Lol Mahamat Choua, who had served as President in 1979. The party called for army reform to stabilize the Chadian political sphere, and relied on support from businesspeople in the western parts of the country. National Union for Democracy and Renewal (UNDR; fr Union Nationale pour la Démocratie et le Renouveau) was led by Saleh Kebzabo, a journalist and politician from the south. The party campaigned on a libertarian platform calling for the decentralization of government functions and relied on support across ethnic and religious groups. Results File:Chad National Assembly 1997.svg Patriotic Salvation Movement 504045 262060 65 Union for Renewal and Democracy 165639 214548 29 Rally for Democracy and Progress 84372 13140 3 National Union for Democracy and Renewal 76156 63549 15 Federation, Action for the Republic 50627 32274 1 Union for Democracy and the Republic 48948 2419 4 Party for Liberty and Development 33344 3 Union for Democratic Reform 25603 18764 0 Movement for Democracy and Socialism in Chad 21874 25764 0 National Rally for Development and Progress 20630 18345 0 National Action for Development 20572 14732 2 National Democratic and Social Convention 19899 33574 1 Convention for Democracy 15226 0 Convention of Social-Democratic Chadians 15223 0 Party for Unity and National Reconstruction 14909 1731 0 PLUS 14488 0 National Union 14274 17133 0 African Party for Progress and Social Justice 12875 0 National Democratic Rally of Chad 9380 0 National Union for Democracy and Progress 8847 0 Social Movement for Democracy in Chad 8611 0 Union of Democratic Forces 8252 0 Movement for Democracy in Chad 7026 0 National Party of Democratic Renewal 6355 0 Rally for Progress and Social Justice 6282 0 National Union for the Renewal of Chad 6242 0 National Rally for Democracy in Africa 5722 0 Democratic Union for the Progress of Chad 5186 0 Action for Renewal of Chad 4666 0 Chadian Democratic Union 4324 0 Chadian People's Rally 3891 0 Rally of Nationalist Chadians 2516 0 National Movement of Democratic Renovators 2516 0 National Union Party for Democracy, Dialogue and Development of Chad 2146 0 Rally for the Republic – Lingui 2096 18389 0 Chadian Action for Unity and Socialism 1915 19878 2 Rally of Democratic Forces in Chad 1502 0 Social-Democratic Party of Chad 1417 5595 0 Democratic Rally of Chad 1172 0 Republican Front 678 0 Movement for Unity and Democracy in Chad 663 0 Democratic Party of Chad 453 0 National Union for Democracy and Development 380 0 Committee of National Revival for Peace and Democracy 354 0 106391 25378 3248333 1733931 Nohlen et al. Aftermath Voting patterns largely followed regional lines, with the MPS dominant in the northern, central, and eastern parts of Chad, and the URD holding power in the south. The newly elected National Assembly was opened on 4 April. A government was formed with Nassour Guelendouksia Ouaido as Prime Minister on 21 May. References Category:Parliamentary elections in Chad Parliamentary election Chad Chad Chad Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results