In what was the first parliamentary election in Chad in more than a decade, the ruling Patriotic Salvation Movement party secured 124 out of 188 seats, demonstrating its overwhelming dominance after the opposition boycott.
Analysts assert that the lack of strong opponents in the elections has correlated with President Mahamat Idriss Deby's fortification of power, highlighting the challenges for democratic processes in Chad.
Deby described the election as a vital step toward decentralization, a phrase he used to suggest a future where power is more evenly distributed to local governance bodies.
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