81 candidate applications to run in the presidential elections set for October this year were made to Cameroon’s national body in charge of organising elections by the deadline on Monday at midnight.
Among the hopefuls are many second-time runners.
After breaking away from supporting president Paul Biya earlier this year, Bello Bouba Maïgari is running in a presidential race for the second time in his political career.
The same goes for Maurice Kamto and Cabral Libii, with both also changing political party affiliations for the elections.
The flood applications meanwhile remains dominated by men: out of the 81 total applications, only seven female candidates declared their intention to run in the presidential elections, among them Eliane Véronique Eboutou and independent candidates Mbengono Zouame Epse Ndzie Ngono Guyleine and Géneviève Zeh Amvene.
Biya’s grip on power is unlikely to be broken
Among the men, it is incumbent president and oldest head of state in Africa Paul Biya who dominates the list.
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