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Cameroon sets February 7, 2027, for twice-delayed elections
Cameroon’s President Paul Biya set February 7, 2027, for legislative and local elections in a decree read on public radio.
The 93-year-old president has ruled the country since 1982, and the elections have been postponed twice.
They are the first ballots since Biya was re-elected last year in a vote rejected by the opposition.
Protests after the election were met with a violent crackdown, and authorities have continued to restrict opposition activity.
The delays extended the terms of lawmakers and municipal councillors, while the country also awaits a government reshuffle and the appointment of a vice president.
The vice president is expected to succeed Biya if he dies, as questions about the president’s health and ability to govern continue.
The polls are now scheduled for February 7, 2027.
Cameroon will hold legislative and local elections on February 7, 2027, President Paul Biya announced.
The date was set in a decree read on public radio on Monday, November 9, 2026.
The elections have been postponed twice, and lawmakers’ and municipal councillors’ terms were extended.
The announcement comes amid political tensions following Biya’s contested re-election and a crackdown on opposition activity.
The country is also awaiting a government reshuffle and the appointment of a vice president.
- Who
- President Paul Biya announced the date.
- What
- Cameroon’s legislative and local elections will be held. They have been postponed twice.
- When
- February 7, 2027.
- Where
- Cameroon.
- Why
- The decree sets a date for the twice-delayed elections. The sources do not state why they were postponed.
Cameroon’s authorities
Opposition figures
Election process
Cameroon’s authorities
Biya was re-elected in contested polls, and the authorities set a date for legislative and local elections.
Opposition figures
The opposition rejected Biya’s re-election; Issa Tchiroma Bakary declared himself the winner.
Response to opposition activity
Cameroon’s authorities
The authorities suspended Bakary’s party and cracked down on opposition activity.
Opposition figures
Bakary called on supporters to defend what he described as his victory, and he went into exile in the Gambia.
Biya was re-elected in contested presidential polls, according to the reports.
A constitutional reform reintroduced the post of vice president.
Biya returned to Yaounde after spending more than two months in Geneva.
Authorities suspended the Cameroon National Salvation Front, the party of Issa Tchiroma Bakary.
A decree read on public radio set February 7, 2027, for legislative and local elections.
- Election date
- February 7, 2027
- President
- Paul Biya
- Decree announced
- Monday, November 9, 2026
- Postponements
- Two
- Lawmakers’ term extended to
- December 20, 2026
- Municipal councillors’ term extended to
- February 28, 2027
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