The country's Interim leader Mahamat Deby Itno has been declared winner of the delayed presidential election which was held earlier this week. The outcome extends his family's decades-long grip on power. Prime Minister Succes Masra, who was also a candidate, had earlier claimed victory and warned that Deby would manipulate the results.
The country's Interim leader Mahamat Deby Itno has been declared winner of the delayed presidential election which was held earlier this week. The outcome extends his family's decades-long grip on power.
The electoral commission said Deby won 61.03% of the votes, beating Masra, who only managed 18.53%. Soldiers fired shots in the air in celebration and to deter protest. Chad's opposition, civil society groups and some election observers are condemning violence, threats and fraud, including the stuffing of ballot boxes, to favor transitional…
The first round of presidential elections in Chad ended yesterday, May 6. This election was supposed to be the end of the provisional transitional regime installed after the death…
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