Chad opposition petitions Constitutional Council to cancel presidential election results

FILE - A poll worker holds a ballot during ballot counting at a polling station during the presidential election in N'Djamena, Chad, May 6, 2024. FILE - Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby casts his vote for the presidential elections in N’Djamena, Chad, May 6, 2024. FILE - Chad police officers patrol the streets in N'Djamena on May 10, 2024, a day after the announcement of the results of Chad's presidential election.

Opposition candidates in Chad who lost the recent presidential election have filed paperwork challenging President Mahamat Idriss Deby’s victory. The legal challenge comes as the media there appeal a decision barring them from reporting on election-related violence.