Cameroonian parliamentary election, 2002

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Cameroonian parliamentary election, 2002
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  1997 30 June 2002 2007  

Party Leader% Seats±
RDPC Paul Biya 149 +40
FSD John Fru Ndi 22 -21
UDC Adamou Ndam Njoya 5 0
UPC 3 +2
UNDP Bello Bouba Maigari 1 -12
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister beforePrime Minister after
Peter Mafany Musonge
RDPC
Peter Mafany Musonge
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Parliamentary elections were held in Cameroon on 30 June 2002. The result was a victory for the ruling Cameroon People's Democratic Movement, which won 149 of the 180 seats. [1] In 17 constituencies the result was cancelled by the Supreme Court due to irregularities and the election re-run on 15 September. [2]

Cameroon Republic in West Africa

Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the Bight of Biafra, part of the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean. Although Cameroon is not an ECOWAS member state, it geographically and historically is in West Africa with the Southern Cameroons which now form her Northwest and Southwest Regions having a strong West African history. The country is sometimes identified as West African and other times as Central African due to its strategic position at the crossroads between West and Central Africa.

Cameroon Peoples Democratic Movement political party; name adopted by the Union Nationale Camerounaise in 1985.

The Cameroon People's Democratic Movement is the ruling political party in Cameroon. Previously known as the Cameroonian National Union, which had dominated Cameroon politics since independence in 1960, it was renamed in 1985. The National President of the CPDM is Paul Biya, the President of Cameroon, while the Secretary-General of the RDPC's Central Committee is Jean Nkuete.

The Supreme Court is the highest judicial body in Cameroon. As defined in Article V of the Constitution of Cameroon, the Supreme Court is above the courts of appeal and the tribunals. It is nominally independent of the executive and legislative branches of government, subject only to the oversight of the Higher Judicial Council. The justices are appointed by the president of Cameroon. The court is headquartered in Yaoundé.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Cameroon People's Democratic Movement 149+40
Social Democratic Front 22–21
Cameroon Democratic Union 50
Union of the Peoples of Cameroon 3+2
National Union for Democracy and Progress 1–12
Liberty Movement of Cameroon Youth 0–1
Invalid/blank votes
Total1800
Source: African Elections Database

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References

  1. Cameroon Inter-Parliamentary Union
  2. Elections in Cameroon African Elections Database