Overview

• Opposition leader Succès Masra has filed a legal challenge against President Mahamat Idriss Deby's election victory, alleging widespread electoral fraud.
• Masra's party, The Transformers, claims soldiers manipulated vote counts and intimidated opposition representatives at polling stations.
• The Constitutional Council has until May 21 to decide on the petitions and announce definitive results.
• Chad's media faces restrictions on reporting election-related violence, with at least 30 deaths reported since the election results were announced.
• The election marked the end of a three-year transition from military to civilian rule following the death of Deby's father in 2021.