Chad Opposition Leader Quits Presidential Race

Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published March 01, 2021 | 05:20 PM

Chad opposition leader quits presidential race

N'Djamena, March 1 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 1st Mar, 2021 ) :Chad's main opposition candidate, Saleh Kebzabo, on Monday announced he was withdrawing from the country's upcoming presidential elections, accusing veteran leader Idriss Deby Itno of using force to intimidate rivals.

In a statement, Kebzabo said he had decided "purely and simply" to quit the April 11 race, a day after two people were killed when forces tried to arrest another candidate, Yaya Dillo Djerou.

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