Issa Tchiroma Bakary Named Consensus Opposition Candidate Against Paul Biya

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In Cameroon, Issa Tchiroma Bakary was nominated consensus candidate of the opposition against Paul Biya for the presidential elections of 12 October, this Saturday 13 September. Former ally of the power - he was minister for 16 years and spokesman of the government - the latter was chosen from the 11 opposition candidates by a group of facilitators called Union for Change 2025. However, the other opposition candidates remain in competition for t…

Le Monde

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A total of eleven candidates ran for the October 12 ballot against the 92-year-old outgoing President, who had been in power for nearly 43 years. The candidacy of the main opponent, Maurice Kamto, had been defeated by the electoral commission and the Constitutional Council.

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By Yves Plumey Bobo /Africa in Summary, September 13, 2025. Issa Tchiroma Bakary, 78, is a candidate for the Cameroonian presidential elections in October 2025. © Daniel Beloumou Olomo / Issa Tchiroma Bakary has received the support of some opposition forces. However, Maurice Kamto and other figures question [...] La entrada Cameroon. Presidential elections: Can Issa Tchiroma Bakary win the battle of opposition coalitions? was first published in…

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In Cameroon, it is now the image of an opposition that dialogues and transcends its egos. This priesthood led him to unite behind Issa Chiroma Bakary to face Paul Biya. The nomination of a consensual candidate changes the situation in the opposition a few weeks before the presidential elections of 12 October 2025.