Abdullahi Affiz

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Paul Biya reelected Cameroon’s President

Constitutional Council on Monday announced that Paul Biya has been re-elected President of Cameroon for an eighth term, securing 53.66 per cent of votes.

The candidate of the Cameroon National Salvation Front, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, finished second with 35.19 per cent.

More than 4.6 million Cameroonians cast their ballots out of over eight million registered voters, bringing the turnout rate to 57 per cent, compared with 53.85 per cent in 2018 and 65.82 per cent in 2011.

Biya, 92, who has been in power since 1982, leads the Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement.