[HIGHLIGHTS] Presidential election in Chad: ten candidacy files rejected including those of the main opponents

In Chad, we now know the final list of candidates for the presidential election on May 6. The Constitutional Council announced its decision this Sunday March 24.

Of the twenty application files submitted, ten were rejected and ten others validated. Most candidates were rejected for non-compliant civil status documents which did not allow the Council to certify that they met the eligibility criteria. The civil society platform Wakit Tama calls for a boycott of the vote which it describes as a “ masquerade”