Ten candidacies, including those of two fierce opponents of the junta in power in Chad, were rejected by the Constitutional Council. Their file was deemed "non-compliant" and "inadmissible", due in particular to irregularities in the required administrative documents.
Ten candidates are still in the race, including the transitional president, General Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, and his Prime Minister, Succès Masra. The first round of the presidential election must take place on May 6.