The Senate () is one of the two chambers of the
bicameral
Bicameralism is a type of legislature that is divided into two separate Deliberative assembly, assemblies, chambers, or houses, known as a bicameral legislature. Bicameralism is distinguished from unicameralism, in which all members deliberate ...
Chadian Parliament, the other being the
National Assembly
In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repr ...
.
The resolution to establish the Senate was adopted by the
National Transitional Council
The National Transitional Council (NTC) was a transitional government established in the 2011 Libyan civil war. After rebel forces overthrew the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya of Muammar Gaddafi in August 2011, the NTC governed Libya for a further ...
on 29 July 2024. The Senate has 69 members, 23 of whom are appointed by
the president, and the rest elected indirectly by an electoral college composed of provincial and communal councillors.
The senators are have a term of six years, and one-third of them are elected every two years.
The first senatorial elections took place on 25 February 2025.
History
The 1996 constitution of Chad called for a Senate, which however was never formed. The
2005 constitutional referendum abolished the provision for a Senate. The Senate was again outlined in the 2020 revision of the new constitution. The first Senate of Chad was established in March 2025 with 69 elected senators.
The initial parliamentary majority came from the ruling
Patriotic Salvation Movement
The Patriotic Salvation Movement (, MPS; ) is the ruling political party in Chad.
History
After Idriss Déby, an army commander who participated in an unsuccessful plot against President Hissène Habré in 1989, fled to Sudan, he and his sup ...
.
Presidents
See also
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Politics of Chad
The politics of Chad take place in a framework of a semi-presidential republic, whereby the President of Chad is the head of state and the prime minister is the head of government. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative pow ...
References
Politics of Chad
Government of Chad
Chad
Chad, officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North Africa, North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to Chad–Libya border, the north, Sudan to Chad–Sudan border, the east, the Central Afric ...
Chad
Chad, officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North Africa, North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to Chad–Libya border, the north, Sudan to Chad–Sudan border, the east, the Central Afric ...
2025 establishments in Chad
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