Chad: civil society and opposition welcome postponement of political dialogue
Max Loalngar (center), leader of the coordination of citizen actions of Wakit Tamma, Barka Michel and Citak Yombatinan, at a press conference on June 8, 2021, in Ndjamena.
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Scheduled for May 10, 2022, the national dialogue should bring together Chadians from all walks of life to lay the foundations for a new political system.
This Sunday, May 1, Qatar, mediator between the Chadian government and the politico-military movements, requested a postponement of the date of May 10 to allow the negotiations, which began on March 13, to succeed.
What the Chadian government accepted.
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With our correspondent in Ndjamena
,
Madjiasra Nako
The political opposition and civil society, who demanded that the conditions under which this dialogue is organized be reviewed,
welcome the decision and demand a more transparent process
.
There was no need to wait for a request from Qatar to postpone the dialogue which was being prepared without serious consultation, declares Bédoumra Kordjé, spokesperson for the June 1 reflection and action group which brings together political parties and associations. of civil society.
“
It was not necessary, he continues, because this dialogue excluded the active forces who do not applaud the junta.
Now that the postponement has been confirmed
”, concludes the activist, we must prepare the conditions for a sincere dialogue.
As for the Convergence of Political Organizations, another coalition, spokesperson Salibou Garba explains that the postponement was inevitable.
It is now necessary, according to him, that the practical conditions for the organization of this dialogue and participation be settled in a consensual manner with another organizing committee.
The spokesperson for the opposition coalition and civil society Wakit Tama, Me Max Loalngar, believes for his part that this postponement should not be used as a pretext to prolong the transition.
"
If the military council takes this path, we will work so that the people take their sovereignty into their own hands
", adds the activist who announces a march for next May 10.
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