Chad opposition protests military involvement in May 6 presidential polls

FILE - Success Masra, center, gestures as he arrives for a meeting of the Chadian political party Succes Masra (C) gestures as he arrives for a meeting of the Chadian political party The Transformers, in N'Djamena, March 10, 2024. FILE - Chadian interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby speaks during the launch of his presidential campaign ahead of the May elections in N'Djamena, Chad, April 14, 2024. FILE - Chadian opposition leader Succes Masra (C) waves while arriving to a polling station to cast his vote during the constitutional referendum in N'Djamena, on Dec. 17, 2023.

Angry youths in Chad are pulling down campaign posters of transitional President General Mahamat Idriss Deby in protest of what they call his attempt to seize power. Deby's main challengers in the May 6 election, including former opposition leader and current Prime Minister Succes Masra, say several hundred of their supporters have been arrested. Some among the disgruntled opposition are calling for an election boycott.