ANALYSIS: Can Chad's constitutional referendum still be saved?
Opponents of the transition process plan to boycott the 17 December vote on creating a unitary vs federalist state.
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Opponents of the transition process plan to boycott the 17 December vote on creating a unitary vs federalist state.
The controlled constitutional referendum organized by Déby’s junta is intended to provide credibility to the military’s plans to hold power indefinitely.
On October 31rst, 2023, an agreement in principle was signed between the president of the Les Transformateurs party, Masra, and the Chadian government. Signed under the aegis of ECCAS facilitator Félix Tshisékédi, it allowed Masra Succès to return to Chad, one year after the events of October 2022.
Paris needs Ndjamena's cooperation more than ever after the rupture of its ties with Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, The worsening regional crisis triggered by the war in Sudan and Chad's own national reconciliation process dominated the visit of President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno 'Kaka' to Paris last month. After the crises in its relations with Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, France sees Chad's current leader as its key security interlocutor in the region.
"Now that we have signed the agreement, this agreement allows: 1. to return, 2. as the minister of reconciliation reminded us earlier, to exercise political activities freely, 3. to allow us to move forward on the path to amnesty." Succès Masra , Chadian opposition figure