The first parliamentary elections in nine years were held in the child

In the Republic of Chad, voting in the elections to a single -fed legislative body - the National Assembly. The number of places in it increases from the previous 155 to 188 places.

According to the chairman of the National Independent Electoral Commission, Yari Mahamat Ligita, the process of folk will "was generally calm, people actively fulfilled their civic duty in the spirit of peace and tolerance."

About two thousand local and foreign observers, including the EU and the Afrogosyuz, were monitored by the voting progress. Cases of gross violations are not reported.

The favorite of the elections is the ruling patriotic movement of salvation (PDS), the leader of which has been in power since 1990 by President Idrissa Debi Iten.

The head of state stated on Sunday, February 13, in the capital of Njamen, that he would like to "see the child after the elections strong, and the people - one."

The importance of voting in the legislative body is that it was held for the first time since 2002 and the opposition took part in it, which boycotted the presidential election of 2006.

The current elections were organized in accordance with the agreement signed in August 2007 and the opposition parties with an agreement on strengthening the democratic process in Chad.

According to experts, the greatest chances to go to parliament, besides the PDS, have: a national association for democracy and progress, the Federation of Action for the Republic, as well as 20 small parties from the opposition coalition "Association of political parties in defense of the Constitution."

In the child, they seriously expect that the current elections will bring stability and final reconciliation to the country tortured by internal conflicts.

The republic belongs to the group of the least developed countries of the world, about 64% of the population is behind the poverty line.