Cameroon Election Board Bars Kamto, Key Contender to Paul Biya

Cameroon Election Board Bars Kamto, Key Contender to Paul Biya

Maurice Kamto, the main challenger to President Paul Biya in Cameroon’s 2018 election, won’t be permitted to contest the next ballot on Oct. 12 after his candidacy was rejected by the country’s election board.

Path to war: Maurice Kamto banned from challenging Biya – Cameroon Intelligence Report

Maurice Kamto has been excluded from the list of candidates in the 12 October presidential election. Only 13 of the 83 names submitted to the country’s electoral body Elecam were accepted. Kamto came second in the 2018 elections amid allegations of fraud. He has not yet commented on the decision. President Paul Biya, 92, the world’s oldest president, was included on the list and will seek an eighth term in office. Defying calls to step down, he …

Path to war: Maurice Kamto banned from challenging Biya – Cameroon Concord News

Maurice Kamto has been excluded from the list of candidates in the 12 October presidential election. Only 13 of the 83 names submitted to the country’s electoral body Elecam were accepted. Kamto came second in the 2018 elections amid allegations of fraud. He has not yet commented on the decision. President Paul Biya, 92, the world’s oldest president, was included on the list and will seek an eighth term in office. Defying calls to step down, he …

Cameroon Opposition Leader Maurice Kamto Barred from Challenging World’s Oldest President Biya

Cameroon’s opposition leader Maurice Kamto has been excluded from the list of candidates in the 12 October presidential election. Only 13 of the 83 names submitted to the country’s electoral body Elecam, were accepted. No reason was given for the decision not to allow Kamto to stand. He came second in the 2018 elections amid allegations of fraud. President Paul Biya, 92, the world’s oldest president, was included on the list, and he will seek an…

Cameroon elections body rejects candidacy of president's main rival - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.

Cameroon’s electoral commission has rejected the candidacy of Maurice Kamto, the main rival to President Paul Biya, in an upcoming presidential election, raising the risks of protests and the likelihood of another win for the incumbent. The chief of the electoral commission, ELECAM, announced the decision in a press conference on Saturday when he read out a list of 13 approved candidates which did not include Kamto. No reasons were given. Those …