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Electoral Systems
ES001
Head of State
Question: How is the Head of State selected?
Answer(s):
c . Directly elected in general elections (absolute majority with 2nd round if necessary)
Comments: Article 60 • International law
The President of the Republic is the Head of State.
He sees to the respect for the Constitution.
He assures, by his arbitration, the regular functioning of the public powers as well as
the continuity of the State.
He is the guarantor of the national independence, of the sovereignty and of the unity,
of the integrity of the territory and of the respect for the treaties and international
agreements.
Article 61 • Head of state term length
The President is elected for a mandate of five years by universal direct suffrage.
It is re-eligible.
Article 66
The election of the President of the Republic takes place by uninominal majority
ballot in two rounds.
The candidate having obtained the absolute majority of the suffrage expressed[,] is
declared elected at the first round.
If no candidate has obtained the absolute majority in the first round, it proceeds, the
second Sunday following, to a second round for the two candidates arriving ahead.
The candidate having obtained the greatest number of votes at the end of the second
round, is elected President of the Republic.
Source: Constitution as amended by Constitutional Law n° 008/PR/2005, art. 60, 61, 66: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Chad_2005.pdf?lang=en (2016)
Verified: 2019/04/23
ES002
Head of Government
Question: How is the Head of Government selected?
Answer:
e . Appointed
Comments: The Prime Minister is appointed by the President of the Republic.
Source: Constitution as amended by Constitutional Law n° 008/PR/2005, art. 79: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Chad_2005.pdf?lang=en (2016)
Verified: 2019/04/23
ES003
President
Question: Does the country have a president?
Answer:
a . Yes
Comments: Article 60
The President of the Republic is the Head of State.
He sees to the respect for the Constitution.
He assures, by his arbitration, the regular functioning of the public powers as well as
the continuity of the State.
He is the guarantor of the national independence, of the sovereignty and of the unity,
of the integrity of the territory and of the respect for the treaties and international
agreements.
Article 61
The President is elected for a mandate of five years by universal direct suffrage.
It is re-eligible.
Article 66
The election of the President of the Republic takes place by uninominal majority
ballot in two rounds.
The candidate having obtained the absolute majority of the suffrage expressed[,] is
declared elected at the first round.
If no candidate has obtained the absolute majority in the first round, it proceeds, the
second Sunday following, to a second round for the two candidates arriving ahead.
The candidate having obtained the greatest number of votes at the end of the second
round, is elected President of the Republic.
Source: Constitution as amended by Constitutional Law n° 008/PR/2005, art. 60, 61, 66: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Chad_2005.pdf?lang=en (2016)
Verified: 2019/04/23
ES004
Number of Chambers
Question: The national legislature consists of (one/two chambers):
Answer:
a . One chamber
Comments: Legislative power is exercised by the National Assembly.
Source: Constitution as amended by Constitutional Law n° 008/PR/2005, art. 106 & 107: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Chad_2005.pdf?lang=en (2016)
Verified: 2019/04/23
ES005
Electoral System (Chamber 1)
Question: What is the electoral system for Chamber 1 of the national legislature?
Answer(s):
e . Parallel (Segmented) (PR Lists and Majoritarian constituencies)
Comments: The electoral system combines the majority system and proportional representation. In districts where there is only one seat to be filled, the election shall be FPTP in one round. The candidate who obtained the highest number of votes is elected. In districts where there are several seats to be filled, the election takes place on the basis of proportional representation with closed party lists. If a list obtains an absolute majority of votes cast, all seats are allocated to this list. If no list obtains an absolute majority, the distribution of seats is done proportionally to the number of votes obtained by each list in each district. The remaining seats are distributed according to the largest remainder method.
Source: Electoral Law N° 003/PR/2008 amended by law n° 008/PR/2009, law n° 007/PR/2010 and law n° 020/PR/2010, art. 147: http://publicofficialsfinancialdisclosure.worldbank.org/sites/fdl/files/assets/law-library-files/Chad_Electoral%20code_2009_fr.pdf (2016)
Verified: 2019/04/23
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