Chadian Head of State Idriss Déby Itno was invested Saturday February 6 by his party candidate for a sixth term in the presidential election of April 11, noted an AFP journalist.
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If the emotion of being invested as a candidate in a presidential election is still strong, the one I feel today has a greater scope
," said Idriss Déby Itno, in power for 30 years and big favorite in the poll, in front of the activists of his party, the Patriotic Salvation Movement (MPS).
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Allow me, my brothers and sisters, to tell you that it is after a mature and deep introspection, that I decided to respond favorably to this call, this call of the people
", he continued, after have been nominated candidate by acclamation by the members of his party.
Coming to power by arms in 1990 by overthrowing Hissène Habré, with the support of France, Idriss Déby was elected president following the first pluralist election in 1996, collecting 69% of the vote in the second round.
Always reelected in the first round, the Chadian president is accused of electoral fraud by the opposition.
68-year-old Idriss Déby is ruling the country with an iron fist, muzzling and preventing the opposition from protesting.
He was recently promoted to the rank of Marshal by the National Assembly, largely dominated by its majority.
Tuesday, February 2, twelve leaders of opposition political parties sealed "
an electoral alliance
" to present a single candidate for the presidential election.
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The proclamation of the final results by the Constitutional Court is scheduled for May 15.
A possible second round is set for May 23.
The April presidential election will be followed by legislative elections, set last July for October 24, 2021, after having been postponed many times since 2015.