Chad’s Presidential Election: Candidates Deliver Final Campaign Messages

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Chad’s Presidential Election: Candidates Deliver Final Campaign Messages

Chad’s Presidential Election: Candidates Deliver Final Campaign Messages

Key Highlights:

1. Prime Minister Succes Masra pledges job creation and improved services for Chadians.
2. General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, Chad’s interim president, enjoys widespread support.
3. Despite opposition calls for a boycott, polling stations opened on Monday morning.

As Chad prepares for its presidential election, candidates delivered their final campaign messages, marking the nation’s first vote since the passing of longtime leader Idriss Deby. Among the contenders is Prime Minister Succes Masra, who addressed supporters in N’Djamena, pledging a brighter future for the country’s youth with a focus on job creation.

Masra’s platform includes a bold five-year plan aimed at generating 200,000 jobs, emphasizing the importance of dignity and access to essential services. He advocates for peace and reconciliation, urging transparent and fair elections while emphasizing hope and progress over past challenges.

Meanwhile, General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, Chad’s interim president, addressed his supporters, enjoying widespread support from a diverse coalition of political parties and civil society organizations. Despite opposition calls for a boycott, polling stations opened on Monday morning, marking a significant milestone as the nation emerges from a period of political upheaval.

Source: Reuters

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