Chad declares military leader, Deby Itno, winner of disputed election

The results were contested by his main rival, Prime Minister Succès Masra.

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00:00No surprise, as Chad's interim president, General Mohamed Idris Deby Itno, has been

00:05declared winner of the country's presidential poll.

00:09He secured an overwhelming 61 percent of the vote, far ahead of his nearest rival, Prime

00:14Minister Soekse Masra, who got 18 percent.

00:17Deby Itno seized power three years ago, after his father, who spent three decades in power,

00:23was killed apparently on the battlefield fighting rebels.

00:26As gunfire erupted in the capital, Masra has contested the results, which were announced

00:31more than ten days early.