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Tchad: The Procedural “Victory” of Gen. Kaka was proclaimed…

“Mahamat Kaka declared president, his rival calls for demonstrations. Mahamat Kaka Idriss Déby was officially declared president of Chad this Thursday, following the May 6 presidential election. However, its main opponent, Succès Masra, rejects the results and calls for a protest demonstration tomorrow. He claims to be the real winner of the vote and accuses the authorities of fraud” (AES Info. 10.05.2024).

I wrote a piece back in March 2024, because the actions of N’Djamena was so obvious. The naked eye could read the room and see the future. That’s why I will reference first my own thoughts from months ago before discussing the actions of the state this week.

“The 6th May Election is already fixed and we have the tandem of competition. That being Mouvement Patriotique du Salut (MPS) Gen. Mahamat “Kaka” Idriss Deby Itno, the interim President going into his “first” legitimate term. The one that will be his main challenger is appointed Prime Minister Succès Masra from the opposition party (Les Transformateurs) or the Transformers Party. He was appointed recently and made Kinshasa Accords that gave him a reason to return after being in exile. Not long after returning he was appointed to be come the PM” (Minbane, 04.03.2024).

In the nation of Thousands of Generals, the Junta and the Dynasty would never risk to lose to anyone. There are speculations that the results of the 6^th May of 2024 polls was rigged. The prolonged silence and lack of publication of results isn’t helping the government. That only undermines the election and the integrity of it. Alas, this could be a pre-fix and make the “results believable”.

Yes, Gen. Kaka won, but not by a huge majority. To make it look sincere, but we all have questions. Because, is he really this popular and would he have “won” without the authorities on his side?

Masra can have a case, but his Kinshasa Accords and accepting the Office of the Prime Minister. Made him a tool for legitimacy and a way of giving the junta some popular support. He gave them a name and a face, which wasn’t just the clan and the commanders of the state. Gen. Kaka can be happy that he got Masra for cheap and he made the campaigning believable.

It is like I feared and he played the game to a T. This is the sort of play to outsmart and outplay the opposition. Giving them a bone and hoping they believe the words. It is only words and not law. Therefore, the betrayal can happen at night and silence the ones who he really fears. That’s why Dillo was assassinated ahead of the polls. They knew they could trick Masra and he was a willing participant. Nevertheless, the election moved on and he played his part.

Now the transition from father to son is fulfilled. The authorities and the state has geared it all in. The apparatus is in motion and the moment of “swearing-in” will seal it all. That’s when the Deby’s continues there power in Tchad.

Gen. Kaka was made to “win” and there was no surprises here. Masra was bound to “loose” and anyone else on the ballot only gave the General some weight. They all where just puppets for the game and he would stop them regardless.

It is tragic and to see this happening yet again. The will of the people doesn’t matter when the authorities and the state has their anointed one. The one that they will ensure his reign. That’s because the state is personalized and not institutionalized.

Gen Kaka couldn’t loose and it shows… the way the mechanisms went ahead and the silence until the announcement. It just shows how they had to alter and work on overtime to make a believable results. However, we know the game and it is rigged for the one and only. Peace.

Tchad: Succès Masra – Tout est Accompli, la Victoire du Peuple est Eclatante – Message a la Nation du 09 Mai 2024 (09.05.2024)

Tchad: Plateforme de Concertation de la Diaspora Tchadienne (PCDT) – Declaration de la Plateforme de Concertation de la Diaspora Tchadienne sur le Hold-Up Electoral (09.05.2024)

Senegal: Patriotes du Senegal – Suspension d’operations de vente de cartes de membres, de creation et de renouvellement des structures du parti (08.05.2024)

Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe African Peoples Union (ZAPU) – You lied to the world Mr Tshabangu (09.05.2024)

Somalia: Ministry of Foreign Affaris and International Cooperation letter to the President of the Security Council (United Nations) – (05.05.2024)

United Kingdom: Nadhim Zahawi MP – Resignation Letter (09.05.2024)