Article: Some hope Chad's vote will bring calm. Skeptics abound. Amid rebel attacks, President Deby seeks a third term Wednesday in a vote boycotted by the opposition.(WORLD)

Byline: Claire Soares Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor

N'DJAMENA, CHAD -- Often likened to a desert fox, Chadian President Idriss Deby is proving true to form, refusing to be smoked out of his hole despite Army desertions, unrest within his own clan, and increasingly daring rebel attacks.

On Wednesday, Mr. Deby is expected to be reelected for a third term - something he was banned from doing until his ruling party pushed through constitutional changes that were rubber-stamped in a referendum last year. But observers say the May 3 polls are unlikely to turn the page on troubles that threaten to suck in the whole central African region.

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