Paul Biya re-elected president of Cameroon

Xinhua
28 Oct 2025, 14:15 GMT+10

Paul Biya has been re-elected president of Cameroon for an eighth term, securing 53.66 percent of the votes, the country's Constitutional Council announced Monday.

YAOUNDE, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Paul Biya has been re-elected president of Cameroon for an eighth term, securing 53.66 percent of the votes, the country's Constitutional Council announced Monday.

The candidate of the Cameroon National Salvation Front, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, finished second with 35.19 percent of the votes. More than 4.6 million Cameroonians cast their ballots out of over eight million registered voters, bringing the turnout rate to 57.76 percent, compared with 53.85 percent in 2018 and 65.82 percent in 2011.

While proclaiming the final results, Constitutional Council President Clement Atangana said the election was free and fair.

Biya, 92, who has been in power since 1982, leads the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement. He is now set to rule the country for another seven-year term.

Security was tightened in the capital, Yaounde, and the commercial capital of Douala, where four protesters were shot dead by security forces on Sunday as opposition supporters took to the streets to protest what they called "electoral fraud," local media reported.

According to the Constitution, the newly elected president must be sworn in within 15 days of the official announcement of the results. The swearing-in ceremony will take place before the Cameroonian people, in the presence of members of Parliament, the Constitutional Council and the Supreme Court.

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