Democracy in Chad

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Democracy Ratings

Freedom House 2018	Score: 6.5 out of 7 (where lower scores are more democratic)	Freedom Status: Not Free
EIU Democracy Index 2017	Score: 1.50 out of 10 (where higher scores are more democratic)	World Ranking: 165
Polity IV 2016	Score: -2 (from -10 to 10, where higher scores are more democratic)	Category: Closed Anocracy

Political System

System of Government	Presidential system, with a prime minister
Presidential Electoral System	Two-round system
Last Presidential Election	2016
Next Presidential Election	2021
Presidential Term Limits	No (removed in 2005)
System of Appointment to Legislature	Single-member constituencies have two-round system. Multiple-member constituencies gives all seats to party with over 50% of the votes. Otherwise, seats distributed through proportional representation according to highest average.
Last Legislative Election	2011
Next Legislative Election	2018
Number of Seats in Legislature	155
Female quota, representation in lower house	No

Results

Last presidential election (2016)
Candidate (Party)	Votes (%)
	1st round	2nd round not needed
Idriss Déby	23.74	37.29
Saleh Kebzabo	19.05	62.71
Laoukein Kourayo Médard	12.04
Djimrangar Dadnadji	11.43
Delwa Kassiré Koumakoye	6.06
Malloum Yoboide Djeraki	3.63
Mahamat Ahmad Alhabo	3.13
Abdoulaye Mbodou Mbami	2.76
Clément Djimet Bagaou	2.74
Gali Gatta Ngothé	1.98
Brice Mbaimon Guedmbaye	1.67
Beassoumda Julien	1.52
Djividi Boukar	1.36

Last legislative election (2011)
Party		Votes (%)	Seats
MPS coalition	Patriotic Salvation Movement		83
	MPS–RDP		25
	MPS–RNDP		18
	MPS–RDP–RNDP		8
UNDR–PLD coalition	National Union for Democracy and Renewal		10
	UNDR–PLD		2
Union for Renewal and Democracy			8
National Rally for Democracy in Chad			8
Federation, Action for the Republic			4
ART–CNDS–MPDT–PPJE–RDP/R	ART–CNDS		1
coalition	MPDT–RDP/R–CNDS		1
	PPJE–ART–CNDS		1
Democratic and Socialist Party for Alternation			2
Chadian Convention for Peace and Development			2
Union for Democracy and the Republic			2
Chadian Democratic Union			1
National Action for Development			1
New Breath for the Republic			1

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