2025 Cameroonian presidential election

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2025 Cameroonian presidential election
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Incumbent President

Paul Biya
RDPC



Presidential elections are due to be held in Cameroon in 2025. [1]

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Background

The previous presidential elections on 7 October 2018 saw incumbent president Paul Biya elected for another seven-year term following a 2008 constitutional amendment that removed term limits, allowing Biya to run again. [2]

Electoral system

The President of Cameroon is elected by first-past-the-post voting; the candidate with the most votes is declared the winner with no requirement to achieve a majority. [3] Registration for voting ended on 31 August 2024, with more then seven million people estimated to have signed up. [4]

Candidates

Declared

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References

  1. ↑ "EISA's Comprehensive African election calendar". EISA. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  2. ↑ Cameroon parliament extends Biya's term limit France 24, 11 April 2008
  3. ↑ Cameroon IFES
  4. ↑ "Voter registration ends in Cameroon as polls near". Africanews. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  5. ↑ Mimmy (2024-08-24). "Cameroon's President declares candidacy for eighth term in 2025 election". Mbare Times. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  6. ↑ Tagne (2024-05-17). "Maurice Kamto declares candidacy for the 2025 presidential election". Actu Cameroun (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  7. ↑ Tagne, Jean-Bruno (2024-05-24). "Eric Essono Tsimi announces candidacy for 2025". Naja TV (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-31.
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