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CameroonCameroon

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Population

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Registered voters

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Voter turnout

Cameroon held presidential elections on 12 October 2025.

Incumbent President Paul Biya of the ruling CPDM party won his eighth term as president. Cameroon’s Constitutional Council declared he had secured 53.7% of the vote.

Presidents serve a seven-year term and are elected by plurality vote.

The country has a bicameral Parliament with 100-seat upper house Senate and 180-seat lower house National Assembly. Members of both houses service five-year terms.

Cameroon has a population of around 29 million and approximately 8 million registered voters. In the 2025 presidential election, voter turnout was 57.8%.

12 Oct 2025

Election Date