2025 Cameroonian presidential election explained
| Country: | Cameroon |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2018 Cameroonian presidential election |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Election Date: | 5 October 2025 |
| Next Election: | 2032 Cameroonian presidential election |
| Next Year: | 2032 |
| President |
| Before Election: | Paul Biya |
| Before Party: | Cameroon People's Democratic Movement |
Presidential elections are due to be held in Cameroon in 2025.[1]
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 than seven million people estimated to have signed up.[4]
Candidates
Declared
- Paul Biya, aged 92, incumbent president and candidate for the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement.[5]
- Maurice Kamto, aged 71, is a retired academic and lawyer, representing the Movement for the Renaissance of Cameroon (MRC). Kamto, who previously ran in the 2018 presidential election, is also supported by the Alliance politique pour le changement (APC) and the Front for Change in Cameroon (FCC).[6]
- Eric Essono Tsimi, aged 43, is an academic based in New York and a writer. He announced his "civil and civic" candidacy in May 2024 during an interview with journalist Jean-Bruno Tagne on Naja TV. His campaign is being carried out under the platform Nous Sommes Le Changement / We Are the Change. Tsimi has also been engaged in negotiations with various political parties, including the FDC and the PAL.[7]
Notes and References
- Web site: EISA's Comprehensive African election calendar. 2023-03-31. EISA.
- http://www.france24.com/en/20080411-cameroon-parliament-paul-biya-term-limit-extension Cameroon parliament extends Biya's term limit
- http://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/2205/ Cameroon
- News: 31 August 2024 . Voter registration ends in Cameroon as polls near . en . Africanews . 1 September 2024.
- Web site: Mimmy . 2024-08-24 . Cameroon's President declares candidacy for eighth term in 2025 election . 2024-08-25 . Mbare Times . en-US.
- Web site: Tagne . 2024-05-17 . Maurice Kamto declares candidacy for the 2025 presidential election . 2024-08-31 . Actu Cameroun . fr.
- Web site: Tagne . Jean-Bruno . 2024-05-24 . Eric Essono Tsimi announces candidacy for 2025 . 2024-08-31 . Naja TV . fr.
