At Stake in this Election:  

• The Presidency of Cameroon 

Government Structure:  

• Chief of State: President Paul BIYA (since 06 Nov 1982) 

• Head of Government: Prime Minister Joseph Dion NGUTE (since 04 Jan 2019) 

• Assembly: bicameral Parliament (Parlement) with 100-seat Senate (Sénat) and 180-seat National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) 

Electoral System: 

• The President is elected by plurality vote to a fully renewable 7-year term.  

• The Prime Minister is appointed by the President. 

• 70 of the 100 members of the Senate are indirectly elected by the electoral college of regional and municipal councilors. The remaining 30 members are appointed by the President. All members serve a 5-year term.  

• All 180 members of the National Assembly are elected by list proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency to a 5-year term.  

Last Election: 

In the last election in 2018, Paul BIYA won with 71% of the vote. Voter turnout was 54%. 

Key Deadlines: 

• Candidate filing deadline: 21 Jul 2025 

• Voter registration deadline: 11 Jul 2025 

Main Candidates in this Election: 

• Paul BIYA  

• • Party: Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement / Rassemblement Démocratie du Peuple Camerounais (RDPC) 

• Ateki SETA CAXTON  

• • Party: Alliance Liberal Party / Parti de l’Alliance Libérale (PAL) 

• Bello BOUBA MAIGARI 

• • Party: National Union for Democracy and Progress / Union Nationale pour la Démocratie et le Progrés (UNDP) 

• Jacques BOUGHA HAGBE  

• • Party: Cameroon National Citizen Movement / Mouvement Citoyen National Camerounais (MCNC) 

• Issa TCHIROMA 

• • Party: Cameroon National Salvation Front / Front pour le Salut National du Cameroun (FSNC) 

• Hiram Samuel IYODI 

• • Party: Cameroonian Democrats Front / Front des Démocrates Camerounais (FDC) 

• Pierre KWEMO 

• • Party: Union of Socialist Movements / Union des Mouvements Socialiste (UMS) 

• Cabral LIBII LI NGUE NGUE 

• • Party: Cameroon Party for National Reconciliation / Parti Camerounais pour la Réconciliation Nationale (PCRN) 

• Serge Espoir MATOMBA 

• • Party: United People for Social Renovation / Peuple Uni pour la Rénovation Sociale (PURS) 

• Akere Tabeng MUNA 

• • Party: Independent 

• Joshua Nambangi OSIH 

• • Party: Social Democratic Front (SDF) 

• Hermine Patricia TOMAINO epse NDAM NJOYA 

• • Party: Cameroon Democratic Union / Union Démocratique du Cameroun (UDC) 

• Note: 1 candidate, Hilaire Marcaire DZIPAN of the Progressive Movement, was validated by ELECAM, the Cameroonian Election Management Body, in July 2025. DZIPAN’s candidacy was later invalidated by the Cameroonian Constitutional Court.  

Population and Registered Voters: 

• Population:  29,123,744 (2024 est) 

• Registered Voters: 7,845,622 (2024) 

Gender Data: 

• Female Population: 14,609,403 (2024 est.) 

• CEDAW Status: Signed 06 Jun 1983, Ratified 23 Aug 1994 

• Gender Quota: No 

• Female Candidates in this election: Yes 

• Number of Female Legislators (pre-election):  31 out of 100 (31%) in the Senate and 61 out of 180 (34%) in the National Assembly  

• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 0.588, Medium, Rank 155 (2023)   

• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: 66.9 (2023) 

Disability Data: 

• CRPD Status: Signed 01 Oct 2008, Ratified 28 Sep 2023 

• Projected population with a disability: 4,659,799 (2023 est.)