US EditionChad Scraps Presidential Term Limits, Cementing Deby's Rule
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Chad scraps presidential term limits, cementing Deby's rule
Chad's parliament has overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment abolishing presidential term limits, a move critics decry as a maneuver to entrench the rule of President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno.
In addition to the article on the duration of the presidential term, the text also removes the incompatibility of the functions of Head of State with activities within a political party and restores the immunity of ministers.
Meeting in Congress on Friday, 3 October, Chadian deputies and senators overwhelmingly approved a revision of the Constitution, the key measure of which is the establishment of a presidential term of seven years, renewable at will. Initially scheduled for 13 October, the vote was organised about ten days in advance.
Chad parliament scraps presidential term limits
Chad’s parliament on Friday overwhelmingly passed a constitutional amendment scrapping presidential term limits, in a move condemned by opponents of President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno. Chad’s transitional president and presidential election candidate Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno (C) reacts as he sits in the Place des Nations during final presidential election campaign rally, in N’Djamena on May 4, 2024. (Photo by Issouf SANOGO / AFP) Deby was first…
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