Tensions are running high in Chad's capital N'djamena, and other towns around the country following this weekend's elections. The country's military ruler,  Mahamat Idriss Deby, has said the parliamentary, regional, and local council elections form part of the end of a three- year transitional period, following the death of his father, the country's former ruler. The polls come as opposition figures urged Chadians, to boycott the elections- amidst allegations of fraud and rigging- claiming Deby intends to use the elections to sustain his rule. Security has been tightened across the country- with the government accusing opposition figures, of trying to block the democratic process.. For more on this Peter Ndoro spoke to Associate professor at Stellenbosch university and royal Danish defence college, Professor Thomas Mandrup