Chad: Elections and Security
(asked on 1st November 2022) - View Source
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support a fair, inclusive, peaceful and rapid transition to elections in Chad; and what assessment he has made of the risks to (a) security in Chad and (b) regional security in the event that the transition to elections is not fair, inclusive, peaceful and rapid.
Answered by
Andrew Mitchell
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)
This question was answered on 9th November 2022
Transparent and inclusive democratic elections are vital to ensuring Chad's long-term prosperity and stability, and that of the region. The UK supports the African Union's efforts to restore democratic rule, and continues to encourage the Chadian authorities to uphold the conditions set by the African Union's Peace and Security Council on 14 May 2021. We have expressed the importance of timely, inclusive elections to Chadian partners through our diplomatic engagement, including in a visit from the UK's Sahel Envoy in June 2022. The UK also contributed to the United Nations Development Programme fund to support the inclusion of women and youth in the National Dialogue.
Transparent and inclusive democratic elections are vital to ensuring Chad's long-term prosperity and stability, and that of the region. The UK supports the African Union's efforts to restore democratic rule, and continues to encourage the Chadian authorities to uphold the conditions set by the African Union's Peace and Security Council on 14 May 2021. We have expressed the importance of timely, inclusive elections to Chadian partners through our diplomatic engagement, including in a visit from the UK's Sahel Envoy in June 2022. The UK also contributed to the United Nations Development Programme fund to support the inclusion of women and youth in the National Dialogue.