CHAD’s transitional leader General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno has appointed long-time opposition figure Succès Masra as the country’s new prime minister.
Mr Masra, who was previously a critic of the military-led government, returned from exile in November last year and backed the recent constitutional referendum spearheaded by Gen Itno.
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Mr Masra will serve through the transition to civilian rule, Mahamat Ahmad Alhabo, Chad’s new secretary-general of the presidency, said on Monday.
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He had left the country along with other opposition leaders after demonstrations held last year to protest military rule were violently repressed.
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Mr Masra, the president of The Transformers party, signed a reconciliation agreement with Chad’s military government in October last year and pledged to “continue dialogue… with a view to a peaceful political solution”.
Several other Chad’s opposition politicians, many of whom remain in exile, denounced the deal which allegedly included an amnesty for those responsible for killing demonstrators last year.
