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N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Chad's Constitutional Council on Sunday cleared 10 candidates for this year's long-awaited presidential election, including interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby and the country's recently-appointed prime minister. The central African nation is scheduled to hold the first round of a presidential election in May as part of a transition back to democracy from junta rule.
N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Chad's Constitutional Council on Sunday cleared 10 candidates for this year's long-awaited presidential election, including interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby and the country's recently-appointed prime minister.
President Macky Sall last week promised he would abide by the Constitutional Council's request for the vote to be scheduled as soon as possible. -February 21, 2024 at 07:01 am EST - MarketScreener
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