With our correspondent in Ndjamena, Madjiasra Nako

Yaya Dillo was endorsed by a regrouping not recognized by the Ministry of Territory Administration and his birth certificate is not in conformity. He will therefore not be in the race on April 11, the Supreme Court indicates.

Masra Succès, for his part, is not 40 years old and his birth certificate is also not in conformity, the judges state. Five other candidates are disqualified due to defects in their documents, and some, like Mahamat Yosko, have simply withdrawn.

This is notably the case of Ngarlejy Yorongar, who wrote Wednesday evening on his Facebook page that his party had decided to withdraw his candidacy. Reached by telephone, notary Bongoro Bebzouné Théophile, surprise candidate of the opposition coalition to which Saleh Kebzabo belonged, also indicated that he had notified the Supreme Court of his withdrawal following a collegial decision.

Saleh Kebzabo, who announced the withdrawal of his candidacy a few days ago, was angry Wednesday evening. His name appears on the list of candidates approved. Saleh Kebzabo recalls that the publication of the list of approved candidates was scheduled for March 9. With this publication on March 3, he was caught off guard. Moreover, the secretariat of the Supreme Court, to which his aide brought his withdrawal letter on Wednesday, refused to register it.

The other approved candidates are: the opposition leader Romadoungar Félix, the federalist Brice Mbaimon, former Prime Minister Pahimi Padacket Albert and a woman, former minister Lydie Beassoumda, a first in Chad. There will also be engineer Yombombé Théophile and businessman Alladoum Baltazar, for whom this will be a first electoral experience.