In the spotlight: seeking a transitional government in Chad

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Albert Pahimi Padacké was appointed Prime Minister of Chad by the head of the Transitional Military Council, Mahamat Idriss Déby.

In N'Djamena, April 26, 2021 © AFP - Issouf Sanogo

By: Frédéric Couteau Follow

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 Albert Pahimi Padacké put on his Prime Minister's jacket,"

notes

Tchad-Infos

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Yesterday, he was appointed head of the transitional government by the CMT, the Transitional Military Council.

The president of the National Rally of Chadian Democrats is not a novice in this position,

recalls the site

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He was the last Prime Minister of President Idriss Déby before the removal of the prime minister's office in 2018. This time, continues Tchad-Infos, he takes the head of the government under the Military Council headed by Mahamat Idriss Deby.

And he has 15 days to form a consensus government.

Its mission: to unite the Chadians around the new strongman of Ndjamena.

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Good intentions ?

Indeed, notes

Jeune Afrique

, “ 

Albert Pahimi Padacké will launch a series of consultations in order to form a transitional government as quickly as possible. (…) However, he will have to fight to convince of his good intentions,

points out the pan-African weekly

. His candidacy for the last presidential election had been criticized by part of the opposition, which accused him of being instrumentalized by the Patriotic Salvation Movement (the MPS, in power). This same opposition today does not recognize any legitimacy in the CMT, considering that the constitutional order has not been respected and denounces "an institutional coup".

 "

Exactly, notes the news site

Tachad.com

, " 

the marchers, civil society activists, artists, politicians, yesterday announced their intention to take to the streets again on Tuesday to demand the return to constitutional order. , that is to say, the total handing over of power to civilians.

 But the authorities banned all demonstrations.

Break the deadlock

What future for Chad after Déby?"

 “Asks the daily

Enquête au Senegal.

“ 

One of the alternatives for exiting the crisis is to organize discussions between all the forces and to agree on a solid consensus which could put the country on the sustainable path of stability. These consultations are all the more necessary,

estimates the Dakar daily

, that the FACT rebellion declared that it rejected the Transitional Military Council which, in turn, refused any negotiations.

At the same time, some opposition parties are decrying what they see as an institutional coup, while others are outraged at the hereditary connotations of succession to power that could fuel instability.

It is therefore urgent,

concludes

Enquête, to help Chad break the deadlock to avoid the ramifications of a domestic crisis on the sub-region already weakened by the consequences of the Malian crisis. 

"

Deaf dialogue

For the moment, retorts

Ledjely

 in Guinea, it is a “ 

dialogue of the deaf. On the one hand, opponents and some civil society activists denounce at the top of their lungs a coup d'état (…). On the other, the junta, pretending not to listen to anything, quietly unrolls its agenda. In short, the dog barks, the caravan passes,

says

Ledjely. Indeed, at this rate, the soldiers left to decide on their own the broad orientations of the transition of the distribution of the main roles. Gold,

tip

Ledjely, this solitary and somewhat smug approach is not without its risks.

Inspired by Deby Sr., the military will also want to take part in the elections to complete the transition.

In doing so, they will finally find a way to claim victory and thus the pretext of remaining in place, beyond the intermediate period.

It is to this gloomy prospect,

concludes the Guinean site,

that we expose the culpable indulgence that the international community and France in particular show to the Chadian junta. 

"

To assert?

Finally, adds

Today

 in Ouagadougou, this appointment of Albert Pahimi Padacké aims to " 

make the camouflaged outfits and the 4 stars less ostentatious ... (...) What can he do concretely in the midst of this khaki power, a substitute for the previous?

In fact, not much, if anything,

answers

Today.

Except to serve as a foil, even if the person concerned denies it, by invoking the best interests of the Chadian nation!

It will be the presentable showcase of the CMT, in this forest of military outfits (…).

Between the war against the rebels, the murmurs in the army, the bronca of political parties and civil society, Pahimi will have to unravel like a handsome imp,

concludes

Today, to reassure and convince the Chadians.

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