Will Chads elections bring democratic change?
\u201cMy wish is that we hold free and transparent elections, so that the voice of the people can be heard for peace. Because governing a country with weapons is not normal.\u201d \u2013 voter, Chad.
Interim president, General Mahamat D\xe9by, has been declared the winner of this week\u2019s presidential election with 61% of the vote. His nearest rival, former Prime Minister Succes Masra, came second with just 18.5% - and alleged the vote was rigged.
Deby took over from his father, President Idriss D\xe9by in 2021,who had been in power for more than 30 years.
In conversations recorded before the winner was announced, Alan Kasujja discusses whether this election was a step towards a functioning democracy \u2013 or whether it was simply a way for the D\xe9by family to keep hold of power.