Transitional President Mahamat Idriss Déby signed in quick succession on Monday and Tuesday three decrees appointing members of the Constitutional Council and the ANGE, the Election Management Agency, which must supervise the general elections scheduled before next October. The opposition is up against institutions totally dominated, according to it, by the former ruling party MPS and its allies. The government assures him that the main opponents are involved in this process.
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Figures who symbolize the MPS power, the party of Idriss Déby Itno who ruled Chad for more than 30 years, or even members of parties who accompany the transition led by Mahamat Idriss Deby since the death of his father in April 2021. .. Several opponents today denounce a Constitutional Council and an ANGEL, the body responsible for elections, made up of personalities “ to orders ” power.
“ The two commissions in which we really believed were not appointed following a broad consensus, deplores the president of Pret, Théophile Bongoro. I believe that the guarantee of transparency and impartiality that we want to attach to these elections is in doubt. »
As usual, the spokesperson for the transitional government reacted without tongue in cheek. For Abderaman Koulamallah, those who are agitating today “ do not have the legitimacy to speak on behalf of the opposition “.
“ What allows them to speak on behalf of the opposition? We consulted the people legitimized either by universal suffrage or by the reality on the ground. And we cannot say that the people who represent Mr. Kebzabo, Mr. Pahimi, Mr. Masra, other opponents, are not legitimate to lead the ANGEL… »
The opposition persists and signs. “ This biased process will lead to a serious post-election crisis “, warns Max Kemkoye of the UDP, while Yaya Dillo of the PSF calls for “ mobilization » to counteract « a plan to confiscate power through fraud “.