The main opposition party in Chad has alleged irregularities in last week’s elections, in which transitional President Mahamat Déby secured 61% of the votes cast in the first elections following three years of military rule. The party of runner-up Succès Masra, which secured 18.5%, said access to the polling stations and to the counting process had been restricted, election materials had been lacking, and military officials had taken away ballot boxes. The results now have to be examined by the constitutional council. Déby seized power at the head of a group of generals in 2021 following the d…