Chad Gobierno Perfil 2008

Capital

nombre: N'Djamena
coordenadas geográficas: 12 06 N, 15 02 E
diferencia de tiempo: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Independencia

11 Agosto 1960 (from France)

Feriado nacional

Día de la Independencia, 11 Agosto (1960)

Constitución

passed by referendum 31 Marzo 1996; a Junio 2005 referendum removed constitutional term limits

Sufragio

18 años de edad; universal

Poder Executivo

jefe de estado: Presidente Lt. Gen. Idriss DEBY Itno (desde 4 December 1990)
jefe de gobierno: Prime Minister Youssof Saleh ABBAS (desde 16 April 2008)
cabinet: Council of State, members appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister
elections: president elected by popular vote to serve five-year term; if no candidate receives at least 50% of the total vote, the two candidates receiving the most votes must stand for a second round of voting; last held 3 May 2006 (next to be held by May 2011); prime minister appointed by the president
election results: Lt. Gen. Idriss DEBY Itno reelected president; percent of vote - Lt. Gen. Idriss DEBY 64.7%, Delwa Kassire KOUMAKOYE 15.1%, Albert Pahimi PADACKE 7.8%, Mahamat ABDOULAYE 7.1%, Brahim KOULAMALLAH 5.3%; note - a June 2005 national referendum altered the constitution removing presidential term limits and permitting Lt. Gen. Idriss DEBY Itno to run for reelection