Country: | Chad |
Previous Election: | 1997 |
Next Election: | 2011 |
Election Date: | 21 April 2002 |
Seats For Election: | 155 seats in the National Assembly |
Turnout: | 52.40% |
Nopercentage: | yes |
Party1: | Patriotic Salvation Movement |
Seats1: | 113 |
Last Election1: | 65 |
Party2: | Rally for Democracy and Progress (Chad) |
Leader2: | Lol Mahamat Choua |
Seats2: | 10 |
Last Election2: | 3 |
Party3: | Federation, Action for the Republic |
Seats3: | 10 |
Last Election3: | 1 |
Party4: | National Rally for Development and Progress |
Seats4: | 5 |
Last Election4: | 0 |
Party5: | National Union for Democracy and Renewal |
Seats5: | 5 |
Last Election5: | 15 |
Party6: | Union for Renewal and Democracy |
Seats6: | 3 |
Last Election6: | 29 |
Party7: | Chadian Action for Unity and Socialism |
Seats7: | 1 |
Last Election7: | 2 |
Party8: | Action for Renewal of Chad |
Seats8: | 1 |
Last Election8: | 0 |
Party9: | People's Movement for Democracy in Chad |
Seats9: | 1 |
Last Election9: | New |
Party10: | National Democratic and Federal Convention |
Seats10: | 1 |
Last Election10: | New |
Party11: | National Democratic and Social Convention |
Seats11: | 1 |
Last Election11: | 1 |
Party12: | Rally for the Republic – Lingui |
Seats12: | 1 |
Last Election12: | 0 |
Party13: | National Rally of Chadian Democrats |
Seats13: | 1 |
Last Election13: | New |
Party14: | National Union (Chad) |
Seats14: | 1 |
Last Election14: | 0 |
Party15: | Rally of Democratic Forces in Chad |
Seats15: | 1 |
Last Election15: | 0 |
Parliamentary elections were held in Chad on 21 April 2002.[1] The result was a victory for the ruling Patriotic Salvation Movement (MPS), which won 113 of the 155 seats in the National Assembly.
The elections had been due in April or May 2001, but were postponed by a year to allow the Independent National Electoral Commission to organise the elections properly.[1]
Prior to the elections the MPS formed an electoral alliance with the opposition Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP), weakening the opposition already divided by a boycott by the Party for Liberty and Development (PLD) and the Union for Democracy and Republic (UDR). The PLD and the UDR claimed that the authorities did not provide sufficient guarantees that the elections would be free and fair. However, almost 40 parties did contest the elections, putting forward a total of 427 candidates.[1]
The MPS ran unopposed in 45 constituencies, whilst parties allied with the MPS were unopposed in a further 20 seats.[1]
Voter turnout was moderately high, except in the capital N'Djamena where only 22% of the registered voters cast a vote.[1]
Following the election, the National Assembly held its first session on 10 June, electing Nassour Guelendouksia Ouaido of the MPS as President of the National Assembly.[1]