The Government of Chad has authorized the return to political life of seven parties suspended since last October 20 for, according to the authorities, encouraging the violent protests in the country that left at least fifty people dead.
The announcement was made Friday night in a press release from the Minister of Territorial Administration, Lamine Mahamat, reported by Tchadinfos, in a decision that affects such prominent parties as the Transformers, of the opposition Succès Masra.
Masra reacted to the decision by replying that it is a «non-event». «We are focused on the essentials,» Masra added, before declaring his intention to continue his activity against the government.
Also the president of the Patriots party, Nasur Ibrahim Koursami, confirmed the reactivation of the formation «in the face of the incapacity of the government to assume its dictatorial excesses in the face of the demands of the Chadian people and the international community».
The political violence unleashed on October 20 left at least 50 dead and more than 300 wounded after the Chadian junta decided to extend for another two years the mandate of its leader, Mahamat Idriss Déby, who had initially planned to leave office to return power to a civilian government.
Déby was appointed president by the army in 2021 following the death of his father, Idriss Déby Itno, who had been in charge of the country since 1990.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
