Chad’s military ruler declared winner of presidential election, while opposition disputes the result

Mahamat “Kaka” Déby obtained 61.03% of the votes, against 18.53% obtained by Succès Masra. The army detachment, “The Transformers”, fired several shots into the air, in an apparent sign of joy.

Chad’s military leader Itno declared president in results contested by rival

Prime minister, Masra, accuses officials of manipulating results which show he won 18.5% of vote to Itno’s 61%Chad’s military leader, Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, has been declared the winner of this week’s presidential election, according to provisional results that have been contested by his main rival, the prime minister, Succès Masra.The national agency that manages Chad’s election released results of Monday’s vote weeks earlier than planned. T…

For the past three years, the country has been run by the army with Déby as interim president; this week's elections should now keep up the appearance of democracy. The West has an interest in the outcome, because Chad is seen as the last stable ally in the Sahel region.

Chad's military ruler Déby wins disputed presidential vote

Chad's interim President Mahamat Idriss Déby has been declared the official winner of the 6 May presidential elections with over 61 percent of the vote, according to provisional results released Thursday, extending his family's decades-long grip on power.

Deby wins Chad’s presidential election

Mahamat Idriss Deby wins 61.03% of the vote compared to 18.53% for his Prime Minister Succes Masra, according to provisional results - Anadolu Ajansı

The de facto head of state Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, considered the favorite, who took over the government business with a group of generals in 2021 after the death of his father at the front, prevailed in the election in the fifth-largest country in Africa.