Article 6MK7G Opposition cries foul over ‘dynastic dictatorship’ as Chad goes to polls

Opposition cries foul over ‘dynastic dictatorship’ as Chad goes to polls

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Eromo Egbejule West Africa correspondent
from World news | The Guardian on (#6MK7G)

Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno widely expected to win poll as observers voice doubts over electoral process

Chad goes to the polls on Monday in its first presidential election in three decades without Idriss Deby, the former president, in contention.

Ten men will be on the ballot, but Deby's son, Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, who seized power at the head of a junta on the day rebels shot and killed his father in April 2021, is widely expected to win.

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