Chadian presidential election, 2011

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A presidential election was held in Chad on 25 April 2011, after being postponed from 3 April.^[why?][1]

Candidates

• Idriss Deby (Patriotic Movement of Salvation), incumbent
• Saleh Kebzabo (National Union for Democracy and Renewal), boycotted
• Wadel Abdelkader Kamougué (Union for Renewal and Democracy), boycotted
• Ngarlejy Yorongar (Federation, Action for the Republic), boycotted
• Albert Pahimi Padacké (National Rally for Democracy in Chad)
• Nadji Madou (Socialist Alliance for Integral Renewal)

Controversy

On 25 March 2011, the deputy spokesman of the coalition, Saleh Kebzabo, announced that: "The coalition of political parties have decided to suspend their participation in the electoral commission." Fifteen opposition party-affiliated members of the election commission resigned thus posing a threat to the credibility of the election. The three main opposition candidates (Kebzabo, Kamougué and Yorongar) had said a few days prior to the withdrawal that they intended to boycott the election amidst their doubts that it would not be credible.

According to Chad's electoral code, the electoral commission must have at least two-thirds of its 31 members to constitute a quorum.^[2]

Boycott

The major opposition politicians Saleh Kebzabo, Wadal Abdelkader Kamougue, and Ngarlejy Yorongar announced that they would boycott the "election circus" and urged voters to do so too. That followed demands of such electoral reforms as the issuance of new voter identification cards. They also claimed unfair conditions led to a loss in the February 2011 parliamentary election and that the presidential election would be a "historic fraud."^[3][4]

Election

Voting stations were reported to have opened late in the N'Djamena because of a delay in the arrival of voting materials and staff.^[3]

e • d Summary of the 25 April 2011 Chadian presidential election results

Candidates	Nominating parties	Votes	%
Idriss Déby	Patriotic Salvation Movement (MPS)	2,503,813	88.66
Albert Pahimi Padacké	National Rally for Democracy in Chad (RNDT–Le Réveil)	170,182	6.03
Nadji Madou	Socialist Alliance for Integral Renewal (ASRI)	150,220	5.32
Valid votes		2,824,215	100.00
Invalid votes		355,111	11.17
Total (turnout 64.22%; boycotted by major opposition parties)		3,179,326
Source: CENI

References

1. ^ http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gARgzXIYUKrY3H0HwkK_dsuiG8HA?docId=CNG.cb9a703546a716b6ea833e7994a082c9.e61
2. ^ http://www.iol.co.za/news/africa/chad-opposition-quits-election-body-1.1047499
3. ^ ^{a b} http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/04/201142542956989898.html
4. ^ http://www.africasia.com/services/news_africa/article.php?ID=CNG.f9dc8540002b694b3f07a574f74a6ed3.e11