In Chad, ten contenders for the presidential election of May 6, 2024 whose candidacies were invalidated by the Constitutional Council held a press conference on March 27 during which they demanded “ that the electoral process be resumed to guarantee the minimum of credibility » as well as the recusal of the President of the Constitutional Council. One of their spokespersons, Ahmat Hassaballah Soubiane, accuses the government of having made a selection of files for the election on tribal and geographical criteria.
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At Chad, the Constitutional Council validated on March 24, 2024 ten candidates for the presidential election on May 6, which will put an end to three years of transition. Among them, two main candidates: Mahamat Idriss Déby – transitional president – and his Prime Minister Succès Masra.
On the other hand, ten other files, including those of several opponents, were invalidated, notably those of Nassour Ibrahim Koursami, the candidate of the Consultation Group of Political Actors (Gcap) and Ahmat Hassaballah Soubiane, historical political figure of Chad. Candidates who felt, during a press conference yesterday, March 27, that they had been unfairly excluded.
They called on the country’s strong forces to oppose the electoral process and announced their challenge to the president of the Constitutional Council, the former number two and spokesperson for the MPS, the party which is running the transitional president’s candidacy.
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“ The transitional power pushed us aside one after the other based on a fallacious ideasays one of the spokespersons for the ten candidates in question, Ahmat Hassaballah Soubiane. Of the ten rejected applications, nine are candidates from communities living in the central area of the country. “.
He continues, at the microphone ofOlivier Monodji : “ The second analytical remark reveals eight candidates out of ten, all nationals of the southern zone, compared to only two from other parts of the country. It’s up to you to deduce! »
Ahmat Hassaballah Soubiane concludes: “ We launch a vibrant appeal to all active forces to mobilize and use all legal means to save the country from the dictatorship that is taking shape. We, the ten candidates, challenge the President of the Constitutional Council and demand that the electoral process be resumed to guarantee a minimum of credibility. We declare that those who persist in designing arsenals know that there will be combat actions to prevent the establishment of a new dictatorship which attempts to establish itself through the electoral process. »