Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in Chad on 6 May 2024, with a second round, if necessary, to be held on 22 June 2024. The elections will follow a constitutional referendum held on 17 December 2023, following the death of President Idriss Déby in 2021. Incumbent transitional president Mahamat Déby, the son of the previous president Idriss Déby, is running for a full term as the candidate of the Patriotic Salvation Movement, potentially leading to an extension of 33 years of rule by the Déby family.
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