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The ruling party crippled an already weak opposition by banning public protest and media debate and side-lining competitors.
Chadians went to the polls on 11 April for the sixth presidential election since a multiparty system was introduced in 1990. President Idriss Déby Itno, who has been in power for 31 years, ran for a sixth term. The results are expected on 25 April, but current insecurity in the country may extend this deadline.
The pre-election period was marred by political tension and the exclusion and defection of several opposition leaders from the process â all of which raise doubts about whether much-needed political and social dialogue will now be possible.
Chad s turbulent presidential polls put democracy on
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