- Paul Biya, the 92-year-old president, secured a controversial eighth term in office with 53.7% of the vote, according to official results.
- The re-election announcement follows fatal clashes in Douala, where security forces reportedly fired live ammunition at supporters of the opposition.
- Rival Issa Tchiroma Bakary has rejected the result, having claimed victory himself and calling for demonstrations against what critics term a rigged system.
President Paul Biya has secured an eighth term in office, according to official results announced by the Constitutional Council on Monday. The 92-year-old, who is the world’s oldest serving head of state, was re-elected with 53.7% of the vote.
The victory for Biya, who has ruled the Central African nation with an iron fist since 1982, comes amidst a backdrop of violent protests and claims of electoral fraud from the opposition.
Rival candidate and former government minister, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, came second with 35.2%.
However, Tchiroma had declared himself the winner just two days after the 12 October election, claiming his own tally showed him securing 54.8% against Biya’s 31.3%.
Biya is only the second head of state to lead Cameroon since its independence from France in 1960, maintaining power through decades of social unrest, economic disparity, and separatist violence.
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