Electoral authorities in Chad have cleared 10 candidates for this year\u2019s long-awaited presidential election. They include nominations of interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby and the country\u2019s recently-appointed Prime Minister Succes Masra.<\/p>\n
On Sunday the central African nation’s Constitutional Council announced the list which showed that outspoken opposition figures Nassour Ibrahim Neguy Koursami and Rakhis Ahmat Saleh would be barred from contesting the elections.\u00a0“Their applications had been rejected because they included \u201cirregularities\u201d the council’s statement said.<\/p>\n
It is the first time in Chad\u2019s history that a president and a prime minister will face each other in a presidential poll whose first round of voting will take place May 6 and with a provisional second round scheduled to take place June 22.<\/p>\n
The elections are part of a transition back to democracy from rule by Chad\u2019s military government. Provisional results are expected on July 7.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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