Albert Pahimi Padacke, the prime minister of Chad, has resigned in order to make way for a new administration after the Central African nation postponed elections by two years.
The presidency made the announcement of his retirement on Tuesday. Padacke was appointed prime minister of a military transitional administration last year after President Mahamat Idriss Deby assumed control following the passing of his father.
Deby’s military council was supposed to rule for 18 months, but last month the nation declared it would delay democratic elections until close to October 2024.
He was sworn in as president on Monday, and it is anticipated that he will name a new premier.
From 2016 to 2018, Padacke also held the position of prime minister. He was seen as an associate of the late president Idriss Deby, who presided over Chad for 30 years before passing away in 2021.
The passing of the senior Deby opened the door for negotiations between the military council and rebel factions, some of which were led by the former president’s kin.
This year, at the behest of the Qatari government, hundreds of rebel organisations convened in Doha for negotiations. The discussions went on for months due to disagreements between the parties, who occasionally accused the government of being unreliable, but they laid the groundwork for talks to take place in Chad the following year.