CHAD: Gen Déby Wins With 61.3% Votes
Chad becomes the first of the countries where the military seized power in West and Central Africa in recent years to hold elections and restore civilian rule.
CHAD: Gen Déby Wins With 61.3% Votes
BY QFMEDITORIAL @nancyatim6
Chad's military ruler Mahamat Déby has been declared the official winner of the presidential elections, legitimising his grip on power.
Gen Déby won 61.3% of the vote, according to the state's election body, citing provisional results, while his closest rival, Prime Minister Succes Masra, won 18.53%.
Gen Déby, 40, was installed as Chad's leader by the military after his father, Idriss Déby Itno, was killed during a battle with rebel forces in April 2021.
His victory means that the Déby family's 34-year-rule will continue.
Chad becomes the first of the countries where the military seized power in West and Central Africa in recent years to hold elections and restore civilian rule.
SOURCE: BBC
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