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Cameroon elections body rejects candidacy of president's main rival
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Cameroon's election board bars main opposition candidate from presidential race
Cameroon’s electoral commission has rejected the candidacy of Maurice Kamto, the main challenger to long-serving President Paul Biya in the upcoming presidential election, fueling fears of unrest and increasing the likelihood of another Biya victory
Cameroon elections body rejects candidacy of president's main rival
YAOUNDE (Reuters) -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 Electoral Commission of Cameroon (ELECAM) announced on Saturday that it had selected 13 candidates for the presidential election of 12 October 2025. Among the candidates selected on more than 80 files submitted is Cameroonian President Paul Biya (92 years old) who has been in power for almost 43 years and who is running for an eighth presidential term, according to a list published by Elecam, at the end of the meeting of the Electoral Counci…
The rejection of Maurice Kamto's candidacy for the 2025 presidential election raises more and more questions about the neutrality of the Cameroonian electoral institution. Officially, it is the multiplicity of investiture that would justify the exclusion of the candidate of the MANIDEM. Yet, this same legal logic does not seem to apply to the DPRK, nor to other groups like UNIVERS, despite similar situations. This inconsistency feeds the idea th…
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