At Stake in this Election: 

• Presidency of Chad

Government Structure: 

• Chief of State: President Mahamat Idriss DÉBY Itno (since 20 April 2021)  

• Head of Government: Prime Minister Albert Pahimi PADACKE (since 26 April 2021)  

• Assembly: unicameral National Transitional Council (Conseil National de Transition) with 93 members  

Electoral System:   

• Chad is currently controlled by a Transitional Military Council rather than elected officials. Members of the National Transitional Council were appointed by the President. 

Last Election: 

In the 2021 presidential election, Idriss DÉBY won with 79.32% of the vote. Voter turnout was 62.51%.

Information for Voters: 

Etapes de déroulement du vote / Steps in the voting process (in French)

New/Unique in this Election:  

On 17 December 2023, voters approved a new constitution that affirms the unitary (rather than federal) state structure.

Key Deadlines: 

• Candidate filing deadline:  15 March 2024

Main Candidates in this Election: 

• Mahamat Idriss DÉBY Itno 

• MPS 

• Yacine ABDRERAMANE Sakine 

• PR 

• Albert Pahime PADACKÉ 

• RNDT 

• Balthazar Alladoum DJARMA 

• ASTRE 

• Théophile Bebzouné BONGORO 

• PRÊT 

• Mansiri LOPSIKREO 

• Les Élites 

• Succès MASRA 

• Transformateurs 

• Brice Mbaimon GUEDMBAYE 

• MPTR 

• Lydie BEASSEMDA 

• PDI 

• Nasra DJIMASNGAR 

• Un Nouveau Jour

Population and Registered Voters: 

• Population: 17,723,310 (2022 est.) 

• Registered Voters: 8,237,768 (2023)

Gender Data: 

• Female Population: 8,827,310 (2022 est.) 

• CEDAW Status: Ratified (by accession) 9 June 1995 

• Gender Quota:  Yes, at least 30% of candidates on each party list for the National Assembly must be women so long as the list includes more than two candidates. For constituencies with more than two seats, each party or coalition must submit a list in which at least 30% of candidates are women. 

• Female Candidates in this election: Yes 

• Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 53 out of 203 (26.1%) in the National Assembly, prior to its dissolution in 2021 

• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 0.394, Low, Rank 189 (2022) 

• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: 45 (2023) 

Disability Data: 

• CRPD Status: Signed 26 September 2012, Ratified 20 June 2019  

• Projected population with a disability: 2,835,730 (2022 est.)

IFES Resources: 

• Does IFES have a presence in Chad: No 

• Election Access: Yes 

• Election Judgements:  Yes, 2 judgements and 5 resources