Cameroon: Opposition Candidate Kicks As Electoral Commission Declares Biya Winner
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Demonstrate until Biya leaves, says senior opposition politician
A senior opposition leader is calling on Cameroonians to demonstrate until the country’s ailing president, Paul Biya, packs and leaves the Unity Palace. The senior opposition politician who elected anonymity said the demonstrations which must start immediately the constitutional council hands the people’s victory to a man who has ruled the country for 43 years with no evidence to show for such a long stay in power must only end when Biya escapes…
The Cameroonian political scene saw a historic moment, suspended between the demand for an overwhelming victory and the expectation of the official results. Issa Chiroma Bakary, candidate of the Front pour le Salvation National du Cameroun (FSNC), preemptively announced his victory in the presidential election of 12 October, presenting himself as the winner of a real electoral raz-de-marée. This expression, which designates a massive and unexpec…
While Paul Biya, President of Cameroon since 1982, is about to be declared the winner of the recent election in his country at the age of 92, his Ivorian counterpart, Alassane Ouattara, 83, is a candidate for a fourth consecutive term on Saturday 25 October, having removed his main opponents from the electoral race.
Cameroon: Opposition Candidate Kicks As Electoral Commission Declares Biya Winner
By Enyichukwu Enemanna Cameroon’s National Vote Counting Commission has declared incumbent President Paul Biya winner of the October 12 presidential election after he polled 53.66% of the vote, ahead of his opponent Issa Tchiroma Bakary. The results were declared on Tuesday following days of compilation by the electoral commission. Meanwhile, Bakary has rejected the results, highlighting a tally that would place him in the lead with approximatel…
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