Chadian Progressive Party
Chadian Progressive Party Parti Progressiste Tchadien | |
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African Democratic Rally | |
The Chadian Progressive Party (
History
The party was founded in February 1947,
Originally much weaker than the UDT, Lisette lost his seat in the National Assembly in the
In the
In 1962 a new constitution made Chad a one-party state, with the PPT as the sole legal party.[3] As a result, the party won every seat in the National Assembly in the 1962, 1963 and 1969 parliamentary elections, whilst PPT leader François Tombalbaye was re-elected President unopposed in 1969.[citation needed] Whilst women formed an early part of the political party, by 1968 Kalthouma Nguembang was the only woman in the National Assembly.[4]
In 1973 the party was renamed the "National Movement for the Cultural and Social Revolution" to consolidate support for Tombalbaye–who had changed his name to N'Garta–in the midst of a
Electoral history
Presidential elections
Election | Party candidate | Votes | % | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1969 | François Tombalbay | 1,556,113 | 100% | Elected |
National Assembly elections
Election | Party leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1957 | François Tombalbaye | 443,762 | 83.4% as part of Entente |
32 / 65
|
32 | 1st | Entente coalition government |
1959 | 390,377 | 68.7% | 57 / 84
|
25 | 1st | Supermajority government | |
1962 | 1,124,214 | 100% |
85 / 85
|
28 | 1st | Sole legal party | |
1963 | 1,352,749 | 99.9% |
75 / 75
|
10 | 1st | Sole legal party | |
1969 | 1,580,593 | 100% |
101 / 101
|
26 | 1st | Sole legal party |
Notes
Within the Entente, the Chadian Progressive Party won 32 seats, the Grouping of Rural and Independent Chadians won nine, the Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance won 7, Radicals and Radical Socialists won 7, the Independent Socialist Party of Chad won 1 in total the alliance won 57 seats
See also
References
- ^ "Chad".
- ^ a b Chad: Defunct parties Archived April 9, 2015, at the Wayback Machine EISA
- ^ a b Chad: Authoritarian regimes, elections and coups (1962-1996) Archived February 3, 2015, at the Wayback Machine EISA
- ISBN 978-0-19-538207-5, retrieved 2021-01-20