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Cameroon Election: Paul Biya, the Leader Who Never Loses

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Cameroon's Paul Biya has extended his 43-year rule by winning a heavily disputed election.

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Paul Biya has been the leader of Cameroon since 1982. This week, he was officially appointed for an eighth term after elections whose credibility is seriously questioned.

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In 1982, Biya assumed the presidency of Cameroon for the first time. In 2008, he eliminated term limits. He is now 92 years old […] The post Paul Biya Re-Elected for the 8th Time, After More Than 43 Years as President was originally published on RegeneraciónMX.

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The outgoing President of Cameroon, Paul Biya, was re-elected for an 8th consecutive term with 53.66 per cent of the vote, according to the official results announced on Monday, 27 October 2025 by the Constitutional Council. 92 years old and in power for 43 years, the head of state of the Democratic Rally of the Cameroonian People (DRPC) begins a new seven-year term at the head of the country. The participation rate rose to 57.76 per cent, with …

The outgoing President Paul Biya was declared the winner of the election by the Constitutional Council. At a hearing in which the European and American chancelleries were not represented, the Constitutional Council today declared Paul Biya the winner of the election with 53.66 % of the vote, before Issa Tchiroma Bakary, 35.19%, who declared that they did not recognize these results. The results of the election, which took place on 12 October las…

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BBC News broke the news in United Kingdom on Tuesday, October 28, 2025.
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