Cameroonian presidential election, 2018

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Cameroon presidential election 2018
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Nominee Paul Biya Maurice Kamto Cabral Libii
Party RDPC MRC Univers
Popular vote2,521,934503,384221,995
Percentage71.28%14.23%6.28%
President before election

Paul Biya
RDPC

Elected President

Paul Biya
RDPC

Presidential elections were held in Cameroon on 7 October 2018. [1] [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.

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Background

The previous presidential elections on 9 October 2011 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. [3] Going into the 2018 elections Cameroon has experienced unrest in the English-speaking portions of the country where separatists have attempted to create the state of Ambazonia. The worst of the unrest has been experienced in Manyu where several western countries issued travel warnings to their citizens. [4] The Social Democratic Front, a party that traditionally performs well in the English-speaking portions of the country, has been vocal in their criticism of the handling of the unrest. [5] Biya has responded to the unrest by stating that he would like to see faster progress made on decentralization reforms that were begun in 2010 so that local regions would have more self governance. [6]

Paul Biya Cameroonian politician

Paul Biya is a Cameroonian politician serving as the President of Cameroon since 6 November 1982.

Ambazonia A country in West Africa

Ambazonia, also known as Amba Land, is a self-declared state consisting of the Anglophone portions of Cameroon which previously comprised Southern Cameroons. The Southern Cameroons was formerly the United Nations Trust Territory of Southern Cameroons under United Kingdom administration (1922–1961), which in 1961 voted to become independent from the United Kingdom by federating with the French-speaking Republic of Cameroon.

On 15 June 2018, the BBC obtained a copy of a letter from Paul Biya to the leader of Cameroon's Senate, appearing to request that the elections be postponed until October 2019. [7] [8] In July President Biya announced that the election would be held on October 7, 2018. [9]

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters are at Broadcasting House in Westminster, London, and it is the world's oldest national broadcasting organisation and the largest broadcaster in the world by number of employees. It employs over 20,950 staff in total, 16,672 of whom are in public sector broadcasting. The total number of staff is 35,402 when part-time, flexible, and fixed-contract staff are included.

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. [10]

President of Cameroon

Under the current Constitution of Cameroon, the President of Cameroon is the head of state and retains most of the executive power. The authority of the State is exercised both by the President and by the Parliament.

First-past-the-post voting voting system in which voters select one candidate, and the candidate who receives more votes than any other candidate wins

A first-past-the-post electoral system is one in which voters indicate on a ballot the candidate of their choice, and the candidate who receives the most votes wins. This is sometimes described as winner takes all. First-past-the-post voting is a plurality voting method. FPTP is a common, but not universal, feature of electoral systems with single-member electoral divisions, and is practiced in close to one third of countries. Notable examples include Canada, India, the United Kingdom, and the United States, as well as most of their current or former colonies and protectorates.

Candidates

Accepted

Garga Haman Adji is a Cameroonian politician. He served in the government of Cameroon as Minister of the Civil Service from 1990 to 1992 and is currently the President of the Alliance for Democracy and Development (ADD), a minor political party. He is also a municipal councillor in the First Arrondissement of Maroua.

The Alliance for Democracy and Development is a political party in Cameroon. At the presidential elections, 11 October 2004, its candidate, Garga Haman Adji, won 3.7% of the vote.

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.

Did not run

Samuel Etoo Cameroonian footballer

Samuel Eto'o Fils is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Qatar SC. In his prime, Eto'o was regarded by pundits as one of the best strikers in the world, and he is regarded as one of the greatest African players of all time, winning the African Player of the Year a record four times: in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2010.

Dieudonné Mbala Mbala French comedian, actor and political activist

Dieudonné M'bala M'bala, generally known by his stage name Dieudonné, is a French comedian, actor and political activist. His father is from Cameroon, his mother from France. He has been accused of and convicted for hate speech, advocating terrorism and slander in Belgium and in France.

Bernard Muna is a Cameroonian lawyer, magistrate and politician. He served as Deputy Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda from 1997 to 2002. He was a candidate for the 2011 Presidential elections in Cameroon.

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Paul Biya Cameroon People's Democratic Movement 2,521,93471.28
Maurice Kamto Cameroon Renaissance Movement 503,38414.23
Cabral LibiiUnivers222,0206.28
Joshua Osih Social Democratic Front 118,7063.36
Adamou Ndam Njoya Cameroon Democratic Union 61,2201.73
Garga Haman Adji Alliance for Democracy and Development 55,0481.56
Frankline Njifor AfanwiNational Citizens' Movement of Cameroon23,6870.67
Serge Espoir Matomba United People for Social Renovation 19,7040.56
Akere Muna Now!12,2620.35
Invalid/blank votes52,716–
Total3,590,681100
Registered voters/turnout6,667,75453.85
Source: Camerlex

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References

  1. ↑ Cameroon: Calls grow for Biya to run for presidency in 2018 Africa News, 23 March 2017
  2. ↑ New Party To Challenge Biya In 2018 Presidential Election Cameroon Post, 23 May 2017
  3. ↑ Cameroon parliament extends Biya's term limit France 24, 11 April 2008
  4. ↑ U.S., U.K. and Canada issue travel warning for Cameroon's southwest region Africa News, 23 December 2017
  5. ↑ Cameroon Opposition MPs Demand Open Debate on Anglophone Crisis VOA News, 24 November 2017
  6. ↑ Cameroon President Vows to 'Deal' with Separatists Voice of America, 1 January 2018
  7. ↑ "Africa this week: Mother of Boko Haram leader laments his 'bad' behaviour". BBC News. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
  8. ↑ "Cameroon seeks to delay elections - 3newsgh". 3newsgh. 2018-06-16. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
  9. ↑ "Cameroon to hold presidential election on October 7". News24. July 7, 2018.
  10. ↑ Cameroon IFES
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Liste des candidats à l'élection présidentielle 2018". August 7, 2018.
  12. ↑ FEATURE: As Paul Biya Looks to Running Again in 2018, Has He delivered on his 2011 electoral promises? Cameroon Journal, 21 August 2017
  13. ↑ Cameroun: Cabral Libii sera candidate à la présidentielle s'il est le gagnant de la primaire CMRB
  14. ↑ Cameroun : qui est Serge Espoir Matomba, candidat déclaré à la présidentielle 2018? Jeune Afrique, 13 June 2017
  15. ↑ "Joshua Osih is SDF Presidential candidate". Journal du Cameroun. February 26, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  16. ↑ Samuel Eto'o set to challenge Paul Biya in 2018 Cameroon Concord, 20 July 2017
  17. 1 2 Cameroun : qui sont les candidats déclarés à la présidentielle de 2018? Jeune Afrique, 25 October 2017
  18. ↑ Cameroun – Akere Muna : « Pourquoi je suis candidat » Jeune Afrique, 10 October 2017
  19. ↑ Bernard NJONGA se raconte : "Après 30 ans de lutte citoyenne, Je Continue..." Believe in Cameroon, 22 December 2016
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