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On 6 June 2005 the Chadian voters were called to pronounce themselves through a referendum on the revision of the Constitution originally approved on 31 March 1996. List of Heads of State of Chad (Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office) Affiliations:- See also:- Chad Heads of Government of Chad Colonial Heads of Chad lists of incumbents Categories: Lists of office-holders ... Lieutenant General Idriss Déby Itno (born in Fada in 1952) is the President of Chad and the head of the Patriotic Salvation Movement. ... The Prime Minister is the Chadian head of government. ... Pascal Yoadimnadji (born 1950?) is the prime minister of Chad. ... The National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) is the parliament of Chad. ... A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues with the aim to participate in power, usually by participating in elections. ... Elections in Chad gives information on election and election results in Chad. ... The 2006 Chad presidential election will take place on May 3. ... The country of Chad is currently divided into 18 regions. ... Chad is divided into 18 regions, which are subdivided into 52 departments: Aboudeïa Assoungha Baguirmi Barh Azoum Barh El Gazel Barh Köh Barh Sara Barh Signaka Batha Est Batha Ouest Biltine Borkou Chari Dababa Dagana Dar Tama Djourf Al Ahmar Dodjé Ennedi East Ennedi West Fitri Grande Sido... Chad is officially non-aligned but has close relations with France, the former colonial power, and other members of the Western community. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining // 1508 - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year truce and cede several territories to Venice 1513... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ballots of the Argentine plebiscite of 1984 on the border treaty with Chile A referendum (plural: referendums or referenda) or plebiscite (from Latin plebiscita, originally a decree of the Concilium Plebis) is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. ... March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (91st in Leap years), with 275 days remaining. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

The question placed to the voters was this: "Do you support the constitutional law proposal of revision of the Constitution of 31 March 1996 approved by the National Assembly on 23 May 2004? (in French: Appouvez-vous la proposition de loi constitutionnelle portant révision de la Constitution du 31 mars 1996 adoptée par l'Assemblée nationale le 23 mai 2004?)" May 23 is the 143rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (144th in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The amendments to the Constitution consist of:

• The removal of the limitation of the number of presidential terms (2)
• Replacement of the Senate by a Cultural, Economic and Social Council
• Moving the constitutional amendment process to the President

It is not difficult to understand that the amendments had been suited for the ruling President Idriss Déby, who was to complete his second term in 2006. By the original Constitution he would have been forced to step down then, a thing that, as the French newspaper Le Monde noted in its 9 July 2006 had previously promised to do. The paper reported a speech held by Déby in June 2001: List of Heads of State of Chad (Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office) Affiliations:- See also:- Chad Heads of Government of Chad Colonial Heads of Chad lists of incumbents Categories: Lists of office-holders ... Lieutenant General Idriss Déby Itno (born in Fada in 1952) is the President of Chad and the head of the Patriotic Salvation Movement. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Le Monde is also the name of a song by the Thievery Corporation. ... July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 175 days remaining. ... This article is about the year 2001. ...

I make a public commitment: I will not be candidate at the 2006 presidential election. I will not change the Constitution [...] What remains to do for me in my last mandate, is to prepare Chad for alternation in government.

While Dèby's Patriotic Salvation Movement (MPS) campaigned for "yes", the opposition was divided among those who campaigned for boycotting the vote and those who called for a "no" vote. The abstensionists allied themselves in the Coordination des Partis politiques pour la Défense de la Constitution (CPDC), which included among its 24 parties the Rally for Democracy and Progress and Union for Renewal and Democracy; among the "no" campaigning parties were Front of Action Forces for the Republic and the Rally for the Republic - Lingui. Politics of Chad Categories: Politics stubs | Chad political parties ... Rally for Democracy and Progress (Chad) Rally for Democracy and Progress (Mali) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Union for Renewal and Democracy (Union pour le Renouveau et la Démocratie) is a political party in Chad, led by Wadel Abdelkader Kamougue. ... The Front of Action Forces for the Republic (French: Front des forces daction pour la république) is a political party in Chad. ... The Rally for the Republic - Lingui (French: Rassemblement pour la République - Lingui) is a political party in Chad. ...

The definitive results were published on 7 July, and were a clear victory for the President with 65.75% "yes" against 34.25% "no". 57.8% of the population participated, but in the capital - N'Djamena - only 30.7% of registered voters voted. July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. ... NDjamena, «ehn JAHM uh nuh», population 721,000 (2005), is the capital of Chad. ...

This victory cleared the road for Idriss Déby's candidacy in the 2006 presidential election, in which he won a third term. The 2006 Chad presidential election will take place on May 3. ...

Batha is one of the 18 regions of Chad (Decrees N° 415/PR/MAT/02 and 419/PR/MAT/02), located in the centre of the country. ... The Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti (BET) is one of the 18 regions of Chad (Decrees N° 415/PR/MAT/02 and 419/PR/MAT/02), and its capital is Faya-Largeau. ... Chari-Baguirmi is one of the 18 regions of Chad (Decrees N° 415/PR/MAT/02 and 419/PR/MAT/02), and its capital is Massenya. ... Guéra is one of the 18 regions of Chad (Decrees N° 415/PR/MAT/02 and 419/PR/MAT/02), and its captal is Mongo. ... Kanem is one of the 18 regions of Chad, corresponding to the former prefecture of Kanem. ... Lac is one of the 18 regions of Chad (Decrees N° 415/PR/MAT/02 and 419/PR/MAT/02), and its capital is Bol. ... Logone Occidental is one of the 18 regions of Chad (Decrees N° 415/PR/MAT/02 and 419/PR/MAT/02), and its capital is Moundou. ... Logone Oriental is one of the 18 regions of Chad (Decrees N° 415/PR/MAT/02 and 419/PR/MAT/02), and its capital is Doba. ... Moyen-Chari is one of the 18 regions of Chad (Decree N° 419/PR/MAT/02), and its capital is Sarh. ... Ouaddaï is one of the 18 regions of Chad (Decrees N° 415/PR/MAT/02 and 419/PR/MAT/02), and its capital is Abéché. It is composed by the former Ouaddaï Prefecture. ... Salamat is one of the 18 regions of Chad (Decree N° 419/PR/MAT/02), and its capital is Am Timan. ... Tandjilé is one of the 18 regions of Chad (Decree N° 419/PR/MAT/02), and its capital is Laï. Subdivisions The region of Tandjilé is divided in 2 departments: Démography The region had 458,240 inhabitants in 1993, of whom 442,876 sedentary (rural, 385,537; urban, 57... NDjamena, «ehn JAHM uh nuh», population 721,000 (2005), is the capital of Chad. ...

External links

• Chad Detailed Election Results