Afrigather Chad’s president, Mahamat Idriss Deby, named opposition celebration chief, Saleh Kebzabo, the brand new prime minister.
The appointment, introduced on state tv, comes two days after President Mahamat Idriss Deby mentioned he plans to kind a authorities of nationwide unity as he prolonged his time in energy by two years.
Deby was sworn in on Monday as president for the brand new part of the transition, which goals to be extra inclusive and quell political and social divisions
“I can solely agree with those that for the second condemn the organising of a navy physique. It appears to be like like a coup,” Kebzabo mentioned.
Kebzabo, chief of the Nationwide Union for Democracy and Renewal, was runner up within the nation’s 2016 presidential election. He was a fierce critic of Deby’s father — slain former President Idriss Deby.
Chad is now forming a brand new authorities to steer the Central African nation till democratic elections in 2024.
The nation is presently ruled by a navy council, headed by Deby, which was initially meant to rule for 18 months.
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