By our reporter 17.10.2025
Cameroon Electoral Council (Elecam) has established a national commission to commence the final vote count of the October 12, 2025, presidential election.
Elecam chairman Dr. Enow Egbe said the commission will have the responsibility of examining and validating all the regional and national votes before the official declaration of the final result, which may be done on October 26.
Meanwhile restless citizens are protesting the delay of the results as tensions rise over fraud allegations.
Opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma Bakary claimed victory this week and urged President Paul Biya, the world’s oldest premier at 92, to concede.
President Biya’s party has rejected Mr Tchiroma’s claim of victory and accused Mr Bakary of trying to disrupt the electoral process.
Mr Tchiroma alleged on Wednesday that there had been signs of vote tampering, echoing civil society groups’ earlier reports of “several irregularities,” including attempted ballot stuffing.
The office of the Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement in the western city of Dschang was set ablaze on Wednesday night. Videos of the burning building were shared widely on social media and in local news outlets.
The party’s secretary general, Jean Nkuete, said in a statement it would “initiate legal action against the individuals found guilty of the fire.”