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Parties and Candidates

Chad Chad

PC001

Registration requirements for parties (Chamber 1)
Question:What are the registration requirements for political parties running for national elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s): b. Deposit requirement (specify amount)
f. Other
Comments: b) Eligible citizens can be nominated for elections by a political party or a group of legally constituted political parties. Each party list must contain a number of candidates equal to the number of seats to be filled. Each candidate must pay a deposit of 100 000 CFA (152.5 euro) to the Public Treasury. If the candidate obtains at least 5% of the votes, the deposit is fully reimbursed.
Source: Law No. 020/PR/2010 establishing a National Independent Electoral Commission amended by Law No. 022/PR/2010, art. 150, 151, 152 : http://www.iss.co.za/uploads/CHADCENI.PDF (2016)
Verified: 2019/04/23
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PC003

Registration requirements for candidates (Chamber 1)
Question:What are the legal qualifications to become a candidate at legislative elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s): a. Age
b. Citizenship
d. Residence
f. Registration
i. Minimum level of literacy
Comments: a) 25 years old. d) Residence in Chad since at least one year. f) Registered voter. i) Being able to read and write in French or Arabic.
Source: Law No. 020/PR/2010 establishing a National Independent Electoral Commission amended by Law No. 022/PR/2010, art. 149 : http://www.iss.co.za/uploads/CHADCENI.PDF (2016)
Verified: 2019/04/23
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PC008

Independent candidates
Question:Can independent candidates compete in presidential or legislative elections?
Answer(s): b. In presidential elections
Comments:
Source: Law No. 020/PR/2010 establishing a National Independent Electoral Commission amended by Law No. 022/PR/2010, art. 127, 129, 130, 150 : http://www.iss.co.za/uploads/CHADCENI.PDF (2016)
Verified: 2019/04/23
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PC012

Public funding of parties
Question:Do political parties receive direct/indirect public funding?
Answer(s): b. Direct
c. Indirect
Comments: Printing of voter cards, ballots, public notices and other costs are covered by the State. Campaign expenses are party (30%) covered by the State. For legislative elections, the maximum reimbursable amount is ten million FCFA (15,245 euro) if the party list or the candidate obtain at least 10% of votes cast. In addition, political parties receive direct public funding in the form of an annual grant.
Source: Law No. 020/PR/2010 establishing a National Independent Electoral Commission amended by Law No. 022/PR/2010, art. 76, 77: http://www.iss.co.za/uploads/CHADCENI.PDF (2016); Law No. 019/PR/2009 on the Charter of Political Parties, art. 48, 50, 54: http://www.cefod.org/legitchad/web/texte/2718#h4 (2016)
Verified: 2019/04/23
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PC015


Question:What is the basis of the public funding?
Answer(s): a. Equal funding, regardless of size and previous performance
c. Based on current legislative representation
e. Other
Comments: The annual grants are included in the general budget of the state and are distributed according to the following principles: - 15% is allocated to political parties that participated in the last presidential, parliamentary or local elections; - 40% is distributed to political parties represented in the National Assembly in proportion to their number of deputies; - 35% is allocated to the political parties represented in municipal councils in proportion to their number of councilors, - 10% is distributed to political parties with women deputies elected to the National Assembly in proportion to the number of elected women MPs.
Source: Law No. 019/PR/2009 on the Charter of Political Parties, art. 54: http://www.cefod.org/legitchad/web/texte/2718#h4 (2016)
Verified: 2019/04/23
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PC017


Question:Are political parties entitled to private funding?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments:
Source: Law No. 019/PR/2009 on the Charter of Political Parties, art. 48, 50, 52: http://www.cefod.org/legitchad/web/texte/2718#h4 (2016)
Verified: 2019/04/23
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