Politics
Cameroon president declares candidacy for October elections
Cameroon’s longtime president, Paul Biya, has officially declared his candidacy for the October 9 presidential polls despite calls for him to step down after nearly 30 years in power.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Cameroon President Paul Biya (pictured), has convened the electorate for a presidential election come Sunday, October 9 2011. In line with constitutional provisions in that country, the election must take place not later than twenty days and not more than fifty days before the end of the mandate of the incumbent, which is November 3 2011.
The move by the 78-year-old president to seek another seven-year term in office has drawn sharp criticism from the opposition Social Democratic Front, whose leader, John Fru Ndi, is also running for president.
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