2005 Chadian constitutional referendum
2005 Chadian constitutional referendum
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
1,835,392
No
956,180
Valid votes
2,791,572
Invalid or blank votes
74,810
Total votes
2,866,382
100.00%
Registered voters/turnout
4,958,156
Results by regionYes 50–54% 55–59% 60–64% 65–69% ≥70%
A constitutional referendum was held in Chad on 6 June 2005. The amendments to the constitution were approved by 66% of voters.
Background
The proposed amendments to the constitution included the removal of two-term limit on the President, the replacement of the Senate with a Cultural, Economic and Social Council, and giving the President powers to amend the constitution.[ 1] [ 2]
The amendments were proposed by incumbent President Idriss Déby , who was due to complete his second term in 2006. In June 2001 Déby had promised to step down after his second term, stating: 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 .
Campaign
While Dèby's Patriotic Salvation Movement (MPS) campaigned for "yes", the opposition was divided among those who called for a boycott of the vote and those who called for a "no" vote. The abstentionists allied themselves in the Coordination des Partis politiques pour la Défense de la Constitution (CPDC), an alliance of 24 parties including the Rally for Democracy and Progress and the Union for Renewal and Democracy . The parties that campaigned for a "no" vote included the Front of Action Forces for the Republic and the Rally for the Republic – Lingui .
Results
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?
Choice Votes % For 1,835,392 65.75 Against 956,180 34.25 Total 2,791,572 100.00 Valid votes 2,791,572 97.39 Invalid/blank votes 74,810 2.61 Total votes 2,866,382 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 4,958,156 57.81 Source: African Elections Database
By region
Regions
Registered Voters
Voters
Invalid Votes
Valid Votes
For
%
Against
%
Turnout
Batha 313,441
203,955
1,943
202,012
137,224
67.93
64,788
32.07
65.1
Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti 96,945
69,718
756
68,962
52,487
76. 11
16,475
23.89
71.9
Chari-Baguirmi 260,297
150,371
3,478
146,893
92,548
63.00
54,345
37.00
57.8
Guéra 248,861
151,516
1,884
149,632
102,046
68.20
47,586
31.80
60.9
Hadjer-Lamis 328,955
217,327
2,740
214,587
144,936
67.54
69,651
32.46
66.1
Kanem 300,089
159,220
901
158,319
110,726
69.94
47,593
30.06
53.1
Lac 202,651
124,161
1,219
122,942
87,981
71.56
34,961
28.44
61.3
Logone Occidental 268,521
121,017
5,971
115,046
58,292
50.67
56,754
49.33
45.1
Logone Oriental 258,420
138,786
4,530
134,256
76,927
57.30
57,329
42.70
53.7
Mandoul 242,256
171,000
7,523
163,477
102,812
62.89
60,665
37.11
70.6
Mayo-Kebbi Est 323,160
178,833
4,012
174,821
104,279
59.65
70,542
40.35
55.3
Mayo-Kebbi Ouest 195,714
137,366
6,143
131,223
81,593
62.18
49,630
37.82
70.2
Moyen-Chari 243,182
117,095
5,860
111,235
61,923
55.67
49,312
44.33
48.2
Ouaddaï 507,112
384,585
9,038
375,547
274,982
73.22
100,565
13.04
83.7
Salamat 161,162
101,339
849
100,490
68,647
68.31
31,843
31.69
62.9
Tandjilé 253,795
129,590
4,980
124,610
74,045
59.42
50,565
40.58
51.1
Wadi Fira 190,234
137,482
1,026
136,456
95,678
70.12
40,778
29.88
72.3
N'Djamena 563,361
173,021
11,957
161,064
108,266
67.22
52,798
32.78
30.7
Total 4,958,156 2,866,382 74,810 2,791,572 1,835,392 65.75 956,180 34.25 57.8
Source: African Elections Database
Aftermath
The constitutional amendment allowed Déby to contest the 2006 presidential elections , in which he won a third term.
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