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Chadian interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby has been sworn in as the country’s new president, three years after taking power following the death of his father Idriss Deby Itno.
His inauguration comes the day after the resignation of his rival, Prime Minister Succes Masra, who obtained 18.54% of the votes.
Chad was the first of six junta-led states in West and Central Africa to hold elections following a string of coups over the past four years that further destabilised a volatile region.
Mr Deby won 61% of votes in the tense May 6 poll that two losing candidates unsuccessfully challenged on allegations of fraud.
Several African political figures, including the Nigerian Bola Tinubu and the Central African Touadera, were present at the inauguration.
