US EditionPresident in Cameroon: Opponent Akere Muna Challenges the Eligibility of Paul Biya, Who "Regulates but Does Not Govern"
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In Cameroon, the presidential candidate of 12 October Akere Muna filed a petition before the Constitutional Council on Tuesday, 19 August. He asked the body to determine the ineligibility of President Paul Biya, who had been in power for 43 years and was a candidate for an eighth term on behalf of the RDPC, at the age of 92. The opponent is based on article 118 of the Electoral Law, which states that "persons who have placed themselves on their …
CamerounOnline.ORG | With the presidential election scheduled for October 12 approaching, opposition leader Akere Muna has rekindled the political debate by formally challenging the eligibility of outgoing President Paul Biya. On August 19, Muna filed a complaint with the Constitutional Council, requesting that Paul Biya, 92, who has been in power for over 43 years, be declared … The post Akere Muna challenges Paul Biya's eligibility appeared fi…
Seized by the former Batonnier of the National Bar Association of Cameroon, Akere Muna, candidate for the presidential election of 12 October, the Council gave an appointment on Friday 22 August at 11 a.m. at the Palais des Congrès, the seat of the institution. The international lawyer Mr Akere Tabeng Muna tries to obtain from the Constitutional Council the declaration of ineligibility of President Paul Biya in the presidential election of 12 Oc…
His dissident calls for two arguments to rule out Barthélémy Paul Biya. "Paul Biya reigns but, does not rule" according to lawyer Akere Muna. For an advanced age and for a degrading state of health, the lawyer and presidential candidate of 12 October 2025 in Cameroon, asks the Constitutional Council to dismiss the head of state who wants to run for an 8th term after 43 years of rule.
Also a presidential candidate on 12 October, the lawyer filed a petition with the Constitutional Council for the determination of the ineligibility of the outgoing president. His state of health is, according to him, "incompatible" with the exercise of power.
The Cameroonian political scene has just experienced a new major turnaround in the run-up to the presidential election of 12 October 2025. Master Akere Tabeng Muna, a former member of the Cameroon Bar Association and a respected figure in the legal world, has formally filed a petition with the Constitutional Council asking for the determination of the ineligibility of President Paul Biya, a declared candidate for the election. This appeal is bas…
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