Prime Minister Succès Masra announces his candidacy for the presidential election. Success Masra, a former opponent, signed a reconciliation agreement with Mahamat Déby before being named Prime Minister on January 1.
The opposition denounces a "pretext candidacy" intended to give a semblance of plurality to a vote that it considers won in advance by Mahamats DéBy. “I am present as a candidate for the. presidential election (...) to repair hearts and unite the people,” said this 40-year-old doctor of economics, during an inauguration meeting. of his party The Transformers.