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Apr 20 2021, 1:53 PM April 20 2021, 2:34 AM April 20 2021, 1:53 PM (Bloomberg) Chad President Idriss Deby won a sixth mandate in polls marred by an opposition boycott and a rebel advance on the capital. (Bloomberg) Chad President Idriss Deby won a sixth mandate in polls marred by an opposition boycott and a rebel advance on the capital. Deby, 68, secured 79% of the vote in the April 11 poll, Kodi Mahamat Bam, president of the Independent National Election Commission, said in NâDjamena on Monday. Albert Pahimi Padacke, who served on many of Debyâs cabinets, got 10%. Voter turnout was almost two-thirds of those eligible. The president was meant to face nine opposition candidates after the Supreme Court barred seven others. Three of those remaining later quit the race, including the main opposition leader, Saleh Kebzabo, who withdrew after a deadly shootout at another candidateâs home in late February. ....
Chad’s Deby Wins Sixth Term as Army Halts Rebel Advance Bloomberg 2 hrs ago Katarina Hoije (Bloomberg) Chad President Idriss Deby won a sixth mandate in polls marred by an opposition boycott and a rebel advance on the capital. Deby, 68, secured 79% of the vote in the April 11 poll, Kodi Mahamat Bam, president of the Independent National Election Commission, said in N’Djamena on Monday. Albert Pahimi Padacke, who served on many of Deby’s cabinets, got 10%. Voter turnout was almost two-thirds of those eligible. The president was meant to face nine opposition candidates after the Supreme Court barred seven others. Three of those remaining later quit the race, including the main opposition leader, Saleh Kebzabo, who withdrew after a deadly shootout at another candidate’s home in late February. ....