Chad to Hold Presidential Vote on May 6 to End Junta Rule

Chad will hold a presidential election on May 6, the national poll body announced Tuesday, ending a three-year junta rule when President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno took power following his father’s death while fighting rebels.

The 37-year-old was proclaimed head of an army junta after rebels killed his father Idriss Deby Itno who had seized power in a coup and ruled the desert nation with an iron fist for three decades.