2011 Chadian parliamentary election

2011 Chadian parliamentary election

13 February 2011

All 188 seats in the National Assembly
95 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Seats +/–
MPSRDPRNDP Haroun Kabadi 134 +6
UNDRPLD Saleh Kebzabo 12 +7
RNDT–Le Réveil Albert Pahimi Padacké 8 +7
URD Wadel Abdelkader Kamougué 8 +5
FAR Ngarlejy Yorongar 4 −6
CTPD 2 New
PDSA Malloum Yoboïde Djekari 2 New
UDR Jean Alingué Bawoyeu 2 +2
PAP-JS Valentin Néatobeye Bidi 1 +1
ARTCNDS–PPJE Oumar Boukar 2 0
UDT Abderaman Koulamallah 1 +1
PDPT 1 New
MTPR 1 +1
MPDT–RDP/R–CNDS Mahamat Abdoulaye 1 0
AND Salibou Garba 1 +1
ANDR Josué Djïkornondï Tapambaye 1 New
SONOR Kosmadji Merci 1 New
PUR 1 +1
PDI–RPT Djébaret Julien Beassemda 1 +1
RAPAD Nobo N'Djibo 1 New
USND 1 New
UET/Les Verts Badono Daigou 1 New
UFD/PR Gali Ngothé Gatta 1 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Parliamentary elections were held in Chad on 13 February 2011, the first such elections since 2002. They were initially scheduled for 28 November 2010 but were postponed in September of that year. The National Independent Electoral Commission attributed the two-month delay to complications encountered during the preparation process.

President Idriss Déby came to power in 1990 through a coup. His party, the Patriotic Salvation Movement (MPS), won nearly three-quarters of parliamentary seats in the 2002 elections, which observers widely regarded as flawed. Since Déby's rise to power, opposition parties and civil society groups have repeatedly disputed the outcomes of Chadian elections.

In August 2007, the MPS and opposition parties reached an agreement, under the auspices of the European Union, to govern the organisation of the 2011 parliamentary and presidential elections. The agreement outlined the creation of a new electoral commission with equal representation from the ruling party and the opposition. It also established specific electoral procedures, including provisions for members of the Chadian security forces to cast their ballots a day early so they could be deployed on election day to maintain order. The agreement was initially viewed as a step toward improving transparency and reducing vote rigging by ensuring that most ballots would be cast on election day.

However, international observers and opposition leaders stated prior to the elections that another victory for the MPS was highly likely.

The MPS-led coalition retained its majority in the National Assembly, winning 134 of the 188 seats. The presidential election was subsequently held on 25 April 2011, in which Déby was re-elected.