Chad · Government
Government and administration in Chad
How the executive, legislature and administrative state are organised, and which body is responsible for what.
The three branches
- Executive — President and Prime Minister
- Five-year term under the 2023 constitution.
- Legislative — National Assembly and Senate
- Bicameral under the 2023 text; elections held in December 2024.
- Judicial — Supreme Court and Constitutional Council
- Conseil supérieur de la magistrature governs the career.
- Local — Provinces and communes
- Decentralisation provided for by the 2023 constitution.
How legislation is made
Bills are examined in committee and plenary and passed by the legislature, then promulgated by the President. The Constitutional Council may be seised before promulgation.
Enforcement institutions
- Police nationale and Gendarmerie
- Policing under Public Security and Defence ministries.
- Parquet
- Prosecution service attached to the courts.
- Cour des comptes
- Public finance audit.
Government bodies and regulators
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