US EditionBiya, 92, Declared Winner in Cameroon Vote as Protests Leave 4 Dead
Paul Biya won with 53.66% amid unrest and protests by youth demanding credible results; over 100 protesters were arrested and four killed, officials said.
- Cameroonian President Paul Biya, 92, won re-election with 53.66%, leading to protests over alleged vote rigging.
- Clashes resulted in the deaths of at least four people, with opposition supporters demanding change.
- Biya expressed sorrow for the violence, stating, "My first thoughts are with all those who have unnecessarily lost their lives..."
- Opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary claimed the election was fraudulent and the true winner of the elections.
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The world's oldest sitting president, Cameroon's Paul Biya, 92, has re-elected, the country's top court said Monday, after days of clashes between protesters and security forces that…
The President of Cameroon, at the age of 92, was real for one of the top orders. Paul Biya, considered the oldest head of state in the world, received 53.7% of the votes, compared to 35.2%, who went to the opposition leader Issa Tchiro Bakary, announced to the Constitutional Council of Cameroon, according to BBC.
Cameroon on edge as Biya, 92, claims another seven-year mandate
The NewsTensions are rising across Cameroon after the Constitutional Council on Monday announced that President Paul Biya, the world’s oldest head of state at 92, won the country’s Oct. 12 presidential election.Biya took 53.7% of the slightly over 4.6 million valid votes cast, versus 35.2% for the runner-up, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, the Constitutional Council said. The ruling is not subject to appeal.In recent days, clashes have broken out between …
The President of the Cameroons, who took the lead for the first time in 1982 and abolished the deadline rule in 2008, will carry out his eighth seven-year term, which will allow him to remain in power until he is almost 100 years old.
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