Chad’s ruling Patriotic Salvation Motion (MPS) secured 124 of 188 parliamentary seats in final month’s election, dominating the nation’s first parliamentary vote in over a decade. Boycotted by over 10 opposition events, together with the principle opposition occasion, Transformers, the election noticed a voter turnout of 51.5%. President Mahamat Idriss Deby, who took energy in 2021 after his father’s demise, positioned the election as a step towards decentralization and democracy. Critics, nevertheless, apprehensive that it could be a repeat of final yr’s disputed presidential election, calling the method a “charade.” The outcomes consolidate Deby’s political energy amidst ongoing safety challenges, together with Boko Haram’s assaults and strained relations with France. Provisional outcomes had been introduced by the electoral fee’s head, Ahmed Bartchiret, with opposition events but to remark.
Supply: AP