Chad

The presidential election will take place on April 11. Idriss Déby Itno is running for a 6th term. Opponent Saleh Kebzabo reiterated during a press conference on Friday, March 19, that he was not a candidate for this election and also called on the other candidates to resign. A call to which the ruling party immediately responded.…

One week after the start of the April 11 presidential election campaign, out of 10 official candidacies called by the Supreme Court, three opponents who have announced their withdrawal from the electoral process are fighting, a fourth opponent Brice Mbaïmon Guedmbaye suspended. his participation in the campaign by condemning a system that also favors presidential candidate Idriss Deby. There are…

In Chad, one of the rising stars of Chadian politics Succès Masra, president of the Transformers Party and one of the most virulent critics of President Idriss Déby, has been on the defensive since his surprise meeting with the head of state. A good portion of his followers even accuse him of treason. Yesterday, Masra success…

On Twitter, the Chadian president confirms that the exchange with his fierce opponent focused on topics relating to "the nation's best". As a 38-year-old, Succès Masra, president of Transformers, could not run for president on April 11, the constitution actually sets the minimum age to be a candidate for the presidency at 40 years. The meeting between the two men caused a lot of reactions in the country…

A word uttered by Idriss Déby during his first campaign rally for the presidential election on April 11, Sunday at a stadium in Ndjamena, set fire to the powder. The opposition and civil society condemn a term in local Arabic that qualifies as "insulting" and cannot be properly translated according to them. The presidential camp is talking to him about a lawsuit about bad intentions.…

Idriss Déby Itno held a big meeting on Saturday 13 March in the main stadium in the capital. In front of a conquered public, the outgoing head of state, who had secured his victory in the first round, renewed promises to develop Chad. as reported from Ndjamena, Madjiasra nakoIt is from a platform located in the middle of the…

A platform made up of civil society organizations, the main opposition parties, trade unions and youth organizations was unveiled on Friday 12 March during a press conference held in Ndjamena. On paper, his goal is to push Idriss Déby, a candidate for his own legacy, not to run for a 6th term on April 11th. This collective launches from this Saturday a movement, "Wakit Tam" in Arabic, "The moment has…

A fourth presidential candidate on April 11 may not vote. Brice Mbaimon Guedmabye suspends his campaign. After withdrawal of candidates Yorongar Ngarledji, Saleh Kebzabo and Bongoro Théophile, here is Brice Mbaimon Guedmabye, who has already been a candidate in 2016, suspending his campaign because he explained the imbalance in the camp to Idriss Déby Itno, the outgoing president and lack of initiative from the Independent National Electoral Commission for to put all candidates on an equal footing. During the campaign,…

This Thursday morning marks the start of the presidential election campaign on April 11 in Chad, a 30-day campaign. On paper, nine candidates are running, including current head of state Idriss Deby Itno, but three of them are "despite themselves". Soon 69 years old, including 30 in power, Idriss Deby Itno will run for a sixth…

In Chad, the deputy general secretary and spokesman for the MPS - the party of Marshal President Idriss Déby - reacted to the accusations of the fleeting opponent, Yaya Dillo Djerou. Jean-Bernard Padaré disagrees with all the accusations, and he warns part of the opposition that wants to "make Chad ungovernable" in the run-up to the April 11, 2021 presidential election.…