"I've just submitted my resignation and that of the transition government, which became irrelevant with the end of the presidential election," read a post published by Masra on his social media pages.
The move, he added, was also in accordance with the constitution.
Deby appointed Masra prime minister of Chad’s transitional government in January, despite him being a staunch opponent of the junta.
The Transformers Party candidate was cleared to run for president, three months before the Central African nation completed its transitional period to civilian governance under its former military leader.
Deby, 40, was proclaimed transitional president in April 2021 by a junta of 15 generals after his father, iron-fisted president Idriss Deby Itno, was killed by rebels after 30 years in power.
Deby won the May 6 presidential vote with 61% of the ballot, according to results announced by Chadian electoral officials. Masra won 18.5% of the vote but contested the results, arguing electoral fraud.
While preliminary results which favored Deby were being released, Masra claimed victory in the ballot, which his party called a "masquerade." International rights groups said the polls were neither credible nor fair.
Chad’s constitutional council dismissed Masra’s electoral fraud claims and ruled that he lacked sufficient evidence.
He later acknowledged the verdict and said there were no other legal means to contest the outcome but maintained that Deby’s victory did not reflect “the will of the people.”
Source information for this article was from Reuters and Agence France-Presse.
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