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Chad Junta Oga Deby Gbab Presidential Election for First Round

Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno

Di oga of Chad junta wey dem dey call Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno don win di presidential election wey happen dis week for di first round, according to di temporary official result wey dem release on Thursday. Dis one mean say im family go continue to dey in power for many years to come.

Di vote wey happen on Monday na to end di three years wey soldiers don dey rule for di kontri wey dey important for di fight against jihadism for Africa Sahel desert area.

Di ANGE electoral commission talk say Deby win 61.03 percent of di votes, wey beat Prime Minister Succes Masra wey get only 18.53 percent. Dem go still confirm dis result for Constitutional Council.

“I be di elected president of all Chadians now,” na wetin Deby yarn for im small televised speech, and e promise to do wetin e don already talk.

Before, Masra bin don claim victory and e warn say Deby im team go try to manipulate di results.

For di area wey Masra im party dey for N’Djamena, soldiers shoot dia gun for air afta dem announce di results. Dem dey celebrate Deby im win and also to stop protesters make dem no gada. Some people wey dey fear run go hide or go dia house and di streets for di capital soon empty.

Meanwhile, near di presidential palace for di center of N’Djamena, Deby im supporters dey shout, sing, blow car horn and shoot dia own gun for air to celebrate, according to wetin AFP tori pipo see.

At least two teenagers wound wen bullet fall on dem, na wetin one AFP tori pesin see.

Masra wey be 40-year-old economist im supporters bin dey do dia own counting of di votes wey dey different from di official one. For one speech wey e post for im Facebook page some hours before dem release di results, Masra say im team counting “don show say e win for di first round, say change don beat di same old tin.”

“Di victory dey clear and e no get any stain,” na wetin e yarn.

Masra come still talk say Deby im team wey army bin announce as di transitional president three years ago, go soon announce say im don win and dem go “thief di victory from di pipo.”

Masra wey be former opposition leader and dem appoint as prime minister for January, beg Chadians make dem “gada peacefully to show say we don win.”

Di announcement on Thursday dey surprise pipo because e happun nearly two weeks before di date wey dem bin plan to release am wey be May 21.

Deby and Masra face eight oda candidates wey pipo no sabi well-well or wey dem see say dem no dey against di government.

Former prime minister Albert Pahimi Padacke come third with 16.91 percent of di votes for di election wey get 75.89 percent of pipo wey come out to vote, na wetin ANGE oga Ahmed Bartchiret announce.

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