Chad Former opponent Masra becomes new prime minister

Chad: Former opponent Masra becomes new prime minister

In Chad, former opponent Succès Masra was appointed Prime Minister of the interim government on January 1, 2024, according to a decree read on national television by the Secretary General of the Presidency. Further information follows.

Published on: 01/01/2024 – 1:43 p.m. Modified on: 01/01/2024 – 1:48 p.m

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At ChadFormer opponent Succès Masra was appointed Prime Minister this Monday, January 1, 2024, by decree of the head of state of the transition, Mahamat Idriss Déby.

The announcement was made by Secretary General of the Presidency, Mahamat Ahmat Alhabo, on the midday news of Chadian public television Onama.

His future government will be tasked with organizing the elections to bring an end to the transition, which begins after the death of former President Idriss Déby in April 2021, by October 2024 at the latest. The government, led by the president of the Les Transformateurs party, will in particular have to appoint the Angel, the electoral authority provided for in the constitution, and draw up an electoral law.

In his welcoming speech on December 31, 2023, the President of the Transition, Mahamat Idriss Déby, son of Idriss Déby, spoke of the inclusiveness necessary in the formation of the new government, using the lexical field of renewal.

So he decided to call the man to his side who was his fiercest opponent just a few weeks ago…

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Success Masra returned to Chad on November 3 after a year in exile following the deadly violence of October 20, 2022. Under the leadership of the Congolese aid organization in Kinshasa, he had reached an agreement with the authorities…

Success Masra thus replaces Saleh Kebzabo, who resigned on Friday after organizing the constitutional referendum of December 17, 2023 and achieving a big “yes” victory: 85.90% against 14.10%, with a participation rate of 63%.

After his return, Succès Masra led a large caravan in the south of the country and held a series of meetings in front of very large crowds. After advocating “neither yes nor no”, he finally called for a “yes” to the new constitution, which he described as “the lesser evil”…

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