Leader of the Chadian opposition has said that participating in the December elections \u201dis like taking an anesthetic that gives the illusion of progress.\u201d<\/p>\n
Succes Masra confirmed the non participation of \u201cLes Transformateurs\u201d in the legislative polls scheduled for December 29th this year.<\/p>\n
On the occasion of the second anniversary of the deadly demonstrations of October 20, Masra, president of\u00a0Les Transformateurs<\/em>, delivered a critical speech on the current political climate in Chad.<\/p>\n Referring to the legislative elections, he made clear his party\u2019s position on what he described as one-sided electoralism.<\/p>\n In his speech, Masra referred to the events of April 2021, marked by the seizure of power by General Mahamat Idriss D\u00e9by Itno following the death of his father, Marshal Idriss D\u00e9by Itno, in the north of the country, pointing out that the regime in power for decades had rigged the constitution and the electoral laws in its favour.<\/p>\n He recalled that his party had asked for the elections to be postponed to allow for an inclusive dialogue.<\/p>\n According to him, this request was ignored, leading to a political situation that drove former President Idriss D\u00e9by to his death.<\/p>\n \u201cThe same actors who said that the laws were perfect are now saying that everything needs to be redrafted,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n Succ\u00e8s Masra also denounced the ruling coalition, describing it as a mere continuation of the previous regime. He claimed that this coalition fabricates an opposition in order to maintain its control over the political process.<\/p>\n Despite the party\u2019s efforts to engage in genuine dialogue, Masra stated that no satisfactory response had been received from the incumbent authorities. He therefore concluded that participating in the parliamentary elections under the current conditions would amount to \u201cserving as a guarantor for the installation of an apartheid-style regime,\u201d insisting that the results were already foregone conclusions.<\/p>\n \u201cParticipating in these elections is like taking a narcotic that gives the illusion of progress,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n He made it clear, however, that the Transformers were not boycotting the elections, but refusing to participate in a sham of democracy. \u201cWe\u2019re not the ones boycotting the elections; we\u2019re being asked to support electoralism, not democracy. There\u2019s a difference between the two,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Succ\u00e8s Masra also criticized the international community for its silence on the electoral practices in Chad, in particular the contradiction in its demands for electoral transparency, comparing the situation to what obtains in Venezuela.<\/p>\n The Transformateurs<\/em>\u00a0leader concluded that under these conditions, it was impossible for his party to take part in elections whose outcome seemed to be predetermined.<\/p>\n Succ\u00e8s Masra was the runner-up in the May 6 presidential election, which Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno won.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Leader of the Chadian opposition has said that participating in the December elections \u201dis like taking an anesthetic that gives the illusion of progress.\u201d Succes Masra confirmed the non participation of \u201cLes Transformateurs\u201d in the legislative polls scheduled for December 29th this year. 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