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00:00The charges are heading to the polls across the country.
00:04Around eight million people could vote this weekend.
00:07Yesterday, members of the armed forces and nomadic tribes were summoned to vote due to
00:14logistical reasons.
00:16About the results, no suspense.
00:19The MPS, Salvation Patriotic Movement Party, which runs the country for over 30 years,
00:27is the favorite, founded by Idris Deby, the former president and father of the current
00:34president, Mahamad Idris Deby Itno.
00:37The MPS held onto power and does not face any serious opposition this time either, because
00:47most of the political opposition is boycotting this election, calling people to stay at home.
00:55They are describing this vote as a sham.
00:59President Deby's government, however, has presented this weekend's elections as a key
01:05stage in the transition to democratic rule.