TOPSHOT - A polling booth is seen as electoral officials prepare a voting station in N'Djamena on December 29, 2024 at the beginnning of the local, provincial and legislative elections. Chad goes to the polls Sunday for legislative, provincial and local elections that are presented by the government as the last stage of a political transition after three years of military rule, but are being boycotted by the opposition. The boycott leaves the field open to candidates aligned with Marshal Mahamat Idriss Itno, who was brought to power by the military in 2021 and then legitimised in a presidential election last May that opposition candidates denounced as fraudulent. (Photo by Joris Bolomey / AFP)