October 7 presidential elections Biya wins seventh mandate

By Atia Tilarious Azohnwi Official results of Cameroon’s October 7 presidential elections have been announced with incumbent President Paul Biya clinching a landslide win. The Constitutional Council in Cameroon has declared Paul Biya, the winner of the October 7 presidential election. Monday’s proclamation by the President of Cameroon’s Constitutional Council, Clement Atangana was solely in French, with Biya said to have secured 71.28% of votes cast, while his closest challenger, Maurice Kamto garnered 14.23% of the votes cast. Cameroon’s longtime leading opposition party, the Social Democratic Front (SDF) party and its candidate, Joshua Osih finished on a disappointing fourth position…