Ten candidates are in the running for Chad's May 6 presidential election, but the race is dominated by the two frontrunners: General Mahamat Idriss Déby, who is currently serving as transitional president, and Prime Minister Succès Masra. Once a leading opposition figure, Masra has come under fire from other critics of the regime, who suspect him of striking a secret deal with Déby’s government.
Campaigning is in full swing in Chad, where the current transitional president, Mahamat Idriss Déby, will face his first test at the ballot box in the May 6 presidential election.
