Chad’s Mahamat Deby confirmed as winner of disputed presidential election
Al Jazeera
Deby’s win prolongs the rule of the family that has had a firm grip on power for decades.
Chad’s constitutional council has confirmed Mahamat Idriss Deby as the winner of the May 6 presidential election after dismissing challenges by two losing candidates – cementing a victory that extended his family’s decades-long rule.
Deby, who seized power the day rebels killed his father President Idriss Deby in 2021 and declared himself interim leader, got 61 percent of the vote, well ahead of second-placed candidate Succes Masra with 18.54 percent, the council said on Thursday.
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