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1997 Chadian parliamentary election

Field	Value
country	Chad
election_date	5 January 1997 (first round)
23 February 1997 (second round)
previous_election	1990
next_election	2002
seats_for_election	All 125 seats in the National Assembly
majority_seats	63
first_election	yes
party1	Patriotic Salvation Movement	leader1 = Idriss Déby	percentage1 = 39.96	seats1 = 65
party2	Union for Renewal and Democracy	leader2 = Wadel Abdelkader Kamougué	percentage2 = 13.13	seats2 = 29
party3	Rally for Democracy and Progress (Chad)	leader3 = Lol Mahamat Choua	percentage3 = 6.69	seats3 = 3
party4	National Union for Democracy and Renewal	leader4 = Saleh Kebzabo	percentage4 = 6.04	seats4 = 15
party5	Federation, Action for the Republic	leader5 = Ngarlejy Yorongar	percentage5 = 4.01	seats5 = 1
party6	Union for Democracy and the Republic (Chad)	leader6 = Jean Alingué Bawoyeu	percentage6 = 3.88	seats6 = 4
party7	Party for Liberty and Development	leader7 = Ibni Oumar Mahamat Saleh	percentage7 = 2.64	seats7 = 3
party8	National Action for Development	leader8 =	percentage8 = 1.63	seats8 = 2
party9	National Democratic and Social Convention	leader9 = Adoum Moussa Seif	percentage9 = 1.58	seats9 = 1
party10	Chadian Action for Unity and Socialism	leader10 = Fidèle Moungar	percentage10 = 0.15	seats10 = 2

23 February 1997 (second round)

Parliamentary elections were held in Chad on 5 January 1997, with a second round on 23 February. They were the first multi-party elections since independence in 1960 and resulted in a victory for the ruling Patriotic Salvation Movement (MPS), which won 65 of the 125 seats in the National Assembly. However, the elections were marred by electoral fraud widespread vote rigging, and local irregularities marred these elections, as the 1996 presidential elections.

Electoral system

The elections were held using the two round system. Candidates had to win a majority of the vote in the first round to be elected. In constituencies where no candidate received a majority, a second round was held.

Campaign

A total of 30 parties contested the elections, putting forward 656 candidates.

Results

Aftermath

The newly elected National Assembly was opened on 4 April. A government was formed with Nassour Guelendouksia Ouaido as Prime Minister on 21 May.

References

[[Dieter Nohlen]], Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'' p227 {{ISBN. 0-19-829645-2
[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2061_97.htm Elections held in 1997] IPU

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