Chad votes in first legislative elections since 2011

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00:00The charges are heading to the polls across the country.

00:04Around eight million people could vote this weekend.

00:07Yesterday, members of the armed forces and nomadic tribes were summoned to vote due to

00:14logistical reasons.

00:16About the results, no suspense.

00:19The MPS, Salvation Patriotic Movement Party, which runs the country for over 30 years,

00:27is the favorite, founded by Idris Deby, the former president and father of the current

00:34president, Mahamad Idris Deby Itno.

00:37The MPS held onto power and does not face any serious opposition this time either, because

00:47most of the political opposition is boycotting this election, calling people to stay at home.

00:55They are describing this vote as a sham.

00:59President Deby's government, however, has presented this weekend's elections as a key

01:05stage in the transition to democratic rule.

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