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What are the immediate impacts of the competing election strategies employed by the ruling party and the opposition coalition in Chad?

In Chad's December 29th legislative and local elections, the ruling MPS party is campaigning with rallies and gifts, while the opposition GCAP coalition is urging a boycott, citing past electoral irregularities and lack of transparency. GCAP activists are distributing leaflets urging voters to reject what they call an "electoral coup." The opposition points to past elections as evidence of government manipulation.