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Voting begins in Chad's presidential election

N'DJAMENA: Voting began on Sunday in a presidential election in Chad in which incumbent Idriss Deby is favourite to win a fifth term and extend a tenure that began in 1990.

Deby's main electoral argument is that only his government can take the necessary measures to guarantee stability in a region where Islamist militant group Boko Haram and al Qaeda affiliates have staged a series of attacks.

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