Chad’s president-elect, Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, was sworn in on Thursday at a ceremony in the capital, N\u2019Djamena, attended by several leaders from the region.<\/p>\n
Deby\u2019s inauguration came a week after the constitutional council confirmed he had won the disputed 6 May election outright, with 61 per cent of the vote.<\/p>\n
He seized power three years ago after the death of his father, Idriss D\u00e9by, who had ruled Chad with an iron fist for three decades.<\/p>\n
A career soldier, Deby junior had promised to hold elections within 18 months, but his government postponed the poll and allowed him to run for president<\/p>\n
Opposition leader, Succes Masra, a staunch opponent of the junta won a 18,5 per cent share of the vote.<\/p>\n
He unsuccessfully challenged the results of the election, which international NGOs described as neither credible nor free.<\/p>\n
Masra resigned as Prime Minister on Wednesday and did not attend the ceremony.<\/p>\n
Chad was the first in a string of countries in the region which experienced coups in the past four years, to hold elections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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