Constitutional referendum on December 17 will have implications for 2024 elections, peace and security.
Thursday, December 14, 2023 / By: Archibald Henry; Joseph Sany, Ph.D.
On December 17, Chadians will vote in a referendum to approve a new constitution for the country nearly three years into a protracted, at times turbulent political transition process. The constitutional referendum is expected to pave the way for President Mahamat Déby to run for president in the 2024 national elections after leading the country since 2021, and adjust Chad’s system of governance to be a unitary, non-federal state with increased decentralization and territorial autonomy.
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