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Voting begins in Chad as opposition parties call for election boycott

Members of Chadian nomadic tribes from the Ati region vote in legislative, provincial and local elections at a polling station in Mandelia on December 28, 2024 [Joris Bolomey/AFP]

Voting has begun in general elections in Chad, which President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno has portrayed as a key step in a transition to democracy but are being boycotted by the country’s opposition parties.

Members of the armed forces and nomadic tribes in Chad were summoned to vote on Saturday for logistical reasons.

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