Chad: Government
Key Figures
- Chief of State:
- Interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby
- Head of Government:
- Prime Minister Allamaye Halina
Overview
- Government Name:
- Republic of Chad
- Constitution:
- Adopted: 1996; Establishes the framework of the Chadian state/government and enumerates the rights and freedoms of its citizens. Recent 2005 amendments have eliminated term limits for presidency.
- Government Type:
- Republic
Index of Economic Freedom
Grades each country on a scale of 0 to 100, based on ten freedoms, with 100 representing the greatest amount of economic autonomy from government intervention. Source: Heritage Foundation (2023)
Country Risk Rating
D
A high-risk political and economic situation and an often very difficult business environment can have a very significant impact on corporate payment behavior. Corporate default probability is very high. Source: Coface (2022)
Government Branches
Main Powers | Election Process | Election Cycle 1 | |
---|---|---|---|
Executive | The president is the head of state and has the power to appoint the prime minister and the council of state. |
The president is elected by popular vote. |
5 years |
Judicial | The president appoints the chief justice and, with the help of the national assembly, appoints 15 councilors. |
The supreme court chief justice is selected by the president. 8 councilors are designated by the president and 7 by the speaker of the national assembly. |
Life appointment |
Legislative | The national assembly has the power to introduce legislation. |
The national assembly is elected by universal suffrage. |
Senate has 6 year terms, the National Assembly has 5 year terms. |
Regional Trade Blocs
International Organization Participation [2]
Environmental Agreements [3]
Tax Information [2]
- Tax Authority:
- Information not available
- Tax Name:
- Information not available
Sources:
- ElectionGuide http://www.electionguide.org/
- EY, http://www.ey.com
- CIA World Factbook, https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/
- U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/