Chad - Political EnvironmentChad - Political Environment
Chad is in a period of political stability; however, instability from neighboring countries and Boko Haram terorrist activities threaten Chad’s security.
President Idriss Déby Itno has been in office since 1990, and was re-elected for a fifth five-year term in April 2016. Chad is formally a multiparty democracy, but the President’s party the Patriotic Salvation Movement (MPS) and its allies dominate the political process. A new Constitution came into effect on May 4, 2018 that created a 4th Republic that further consolidated power in the Presidency.
A former French colony, Chad gained independence in 1960 and maintains strong political, economic, military, and cultural ties with France.
For background information on the political and economic environment of the country, please click on the link below to the U.S. Department of State Background Notes.
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President Idriss Déby Itno has been in office since 1990, and was re-elected for a fifth five-year term in April 2016. Chad is formally a multiparty democracy, but the President’s party the Patriotic Salvation Movement (MPS) and its allies dominate the political process. A new Constitution came into effect on May 4, 2018 that created a 4th Republic that further consolidated power in the Presidency.
A former French colony, Chad gained independence in 1960 and maintains strong political, economic, military, and cultural ties with France.
For background information on the political and economic environment of the country, please click on the link below to the U.S. Department of State Background Notes.
Prepared by our U.S. Embassies abroad. With its network of 108 offices across the United States and in more than 75 countries, the U.S. Commercial Service of the U.S. Department of Commerce utilizes its global presence and international marketing expertise to help U.S. companies sell their products and services worldwide. Locate the U.S. Commercial Service trade specialist in the U.S. nearest you by visiting http://export.gov/usoffices.