Renewed African Socialist Movement Explained

The Renewed African Socialist Movement (French: Mouvement Socialiste Africain Renouveau) is a political party in Chad. It is considered a moderate opposition party allied with the ruling Patriotic Salvation Movement (MPS),^[1] and it participated in the government as of 2007.

Brahim Koulamallah was the party's candidate in the May 2006 presidential election,^[2] taking fifth (and last) place with 5.31% of the vote.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. http://www.primature-tchad.org/?2007/08/30/580-du-concret "Du concrêt"
2. http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=58566 "CHAD: Opposition denounces poll as ‘masquerade’, refuses to field candidate"
3. http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=59146 "CHAD: Deby win confirmed, but revised down to 64.67 pct"
4. Valery Gottingar, "Scrutin présidentiel du 03 mai 2006: le Conseil Constitutionnel proclame le Président Idriss Deby Itno réélu au premier tour avec un score de 64,67%.", Chadian government website, May 29, 2006 .