(FILES) Chad's transitional president and presidential election candidate Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno (C) casts his ballot at a polling station in N'Djamena on May 6, 2024 during Chad's presidential election. (Photo by Issouf SANOGO / AFP)
N'djamena: Chad's National Election Management Agency announced that interim president Mahamat Idriss Deby had won the May 6 presidential election after he secured more than 61% of the vote.
National Election Management Agency chief Ahmed Bartichet said Deby had secured 61.3% of the vote, eliminating the need for a runoff with his closest rival, Succes Masra, who received 18.5%.
Deby seized power in 2021 after the death of his father, Idriss Deby, who ruled the country for 30 years.
