At stake in this election:

• The office of President of Cameroon

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Paul BIYA
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Peter Mafany MUSONGE
• Assembly: Cameroon has a unicameral National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale) with 180 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 7-year term.
• In the National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale) 180 members are elected by direct popular vote to serve 5-year terms.***

*** The president can either lengthen or shorten the term of the legislature.

Main Candidates in the Presidential race:

• Paul BIYA
  • Party: Democratic Rally of the People of Cameroon (RDPC)
• John Fru NDI
  • Party: Social Democratic Front (SDF)
• Adamou Ndam NJOYA
  • Party: Cameroon Democratic Union (UDC)
• Gargan Haman ADJI
  • Party: Alliance for Democracy and Develpment (ADD)
• Other Candidates
  • Party: Independent

Last Presidential election:

• The last presidential election was held on October 12, 1997.

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 16,063,678 (July 2004 )
• Registered Voters: 4,701,953 (September 2004 )

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 8,854,555 (2004)

·         Is Cameroon a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (6 June 1983)

·         Has Cameroon ratified CEDAW: Yes (23 August 1994)

·         Gender Quota: No

·         Female candidates in this election: No

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 16 (National Assembly) (following 2002 parliamentary elections)

·         Human Development Index Position: 153 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: High (2014)

Disability Data:

·         Is Cameroon a signatory to CRPD: Yes (1 October 2008)

·         Has Cameroon ratified CRPD: No

·         Population with a disability: 2,409,551 (est.)