As predicted here Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno 'Kaka' got 61% of the votes – the usual margin of victory his late father Idriss Déby Itno awarded himself – with rival candidates Succès Masra the prime minister and Albert Pahimi Padacké being assigned 19% and 17% respectively on a claimed turnout of 76% (AC Vol 65 No 6 Kaka paves a hard road to sham poll)...
The CMT's rapid appointment of Albert Pahimi Padacké as Prime Minister shows it wanted to exclude opposition politicians from the transition...
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Déby's critics include veteran politician Delwa Kassiré Koumakoyé Djibrine Assali of the Union des Syndicats du Tchad non-parliamentary opposition figurehead Albert Pahimi Padacké and politico-military veteran Lol Mahamat Choua...
