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Elections in Cameroon gives information on election and election results in Cameroon. The Republic of Cameroon is a unitary republic of central and western Africa. Politics of Cameroon takes place in a framework of a unitary presidential Republic, whereby the President of Cameroon is both Head of state This is a List of Heads of State of Cameroon. (Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office Latest election Affiliations Paul Biya (born 13 February 1933) has been the President of Cameroon since November 6, 1982. List of Heads of Government of Cameroon (Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office Cameroun Republic Cameroon Ephraïm Inoni (born 16 August, 1947) is the Prime Minister of Cameroon. The National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale is the Parliament of Cameroon. Political parties in Cameroon lists the various political parties of Cameroon. A parliamentary election was held in Cameroon on 22 July 2007, with some polls held again on 30 September 2007. The Republic of Cameroon is divided into ten provinces See also Divisions of Cameroon The Provinces of Cameroon are divided into 58 divisions or departments ( Départements ' Cameroon 's noncontentious low-profile approach to foreign relations puts it squarely in the middle of other African and developing country states on major issues Information on politics by country is available for every Country, including both De jure and De facto independent An election is a Decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold formal office Politics of Cameroon takes place in a framework of a unitary presidential Republic, whereby the President of Cameroon is both Head of state
Cameroon elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. Head of state is the generic term for the individual or collective office that serves as the chief public representative of a Monarchic or Republican Nation-state President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. A legislature is a type of representative Deliberative assembly with the power to create amend and change Laws The law created by a legislature is called Legislation The president is elected for a seven year term by the people; a two-term limit was extended to three terms in April 2008. [1] The National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) has 180 members, elected for a five year term in 49 single and multi-seat constituencies. The National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale is the Parliament of Cameroon. A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures goals or loyalty Cameroon is a one party dominant state with the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement in power. A dominant-party system, or one party dominant system, is a Party system where only one Political party can realistically become the Government The Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (Rassemblement démocratique du Peuple Camerounais RDPC) is the ruling Political party in Cameroon. Opposition parties are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power. In Politics, the opposition comprises one or more political parties or other organized groups that are opposed to the Government, party or group A political party is a Political organization that seeks to attain and maintain political power within Government, usually by participating in electoral
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Latest elections
| Candidates - Parties | Votes | % | |
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| Paul Biya - Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (Rassemblement démocratique du Peuple Camerounais) | 2,665,359 | 70. Paul Biya (born 13 February 1933) has been the President of Cameroon since November 6, 1982. The Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (Rassemblement démocratique du Peuple Camerounais RDPC) is the ruling Political party in Cameroon. 92 | |
| Ni John Fru Ndi - Social Democratic Front (Front Social-Démocratique) | 654,066 | 17. Ni John Fru Ndi (born 7 July 1941) is the founder and leader of Cameroon 's Social Democratic Front (SDF The Social Democratic Front (Front Social-Démocratique is the main opposition party of Cameroon. 40 | |
| Adamou Ndam Njoya - Cameroon Democratic Union (Union Démocratique du Cameroun) | 168,318 | 4. Adamou Ndam Njoya (born 8 May 1942) is a Cameroons lawyer author professor politician and former presidential candidate The Cameroon Democratic Union (Union Démocratique du Cameroun is a Political party in Cameroon. 48 | |
| Garga Haman Adji - Alliance for Democracy and Development (Alliance pour la Démocratie et le Développement) | 140,372 | 3. The Alliance for Democracy and Development (Alliance pour la Démocratie et le Développement is a Political party in Cameroon. 74 | |
| 12 Others | 130,106 | 3. 46 | |
| Total (turnout 82. 2%) | 3,758,221 | 100. 00 | |
| Source: Cameroon Supreme Court | |||
| Parties | Seats | +/– | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (RPDC) | 153 | +4 | ||
| Social Democratic Front (SDF) | 16 | –6 | ||
| National Union for Democracy and Progress (UNDP) | 6 | +5 | ||
| Democratic Union of Cameroon (UDC) | 4 | –1 | ||
| Progressive Movement (MP) | 1 | +1 | ||
| Total (turnout 62%) | 180 | — | ||
| Source: AFP (for the first 163 seats) Xinhua (for 17 seats decided in a revote) | ||||
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