Kamto’s Appeal Falls Flat
Among the most prominent casualties was Maurice Kamto, widely regarded as President Paul Biya’s strongest rival. ELECAM rejected his application due to competing endorsements by the APC and MRC parties. His subsequent appeal was upheld only to be dismissed definitively by the Constitutional Council.
Stability or Storm: Security Forces Brace for Fallout These high-stakes exclusions sparked immediate unrest. Security forces were deployed in key cities like Yaoundé and Douala, where protests erupted. Heavy police presence and tear gas responses underscored the deep political anxiety gripping the nation.
Stability or Storm: Security Forces Brace for Fallout. A Lockdown of Democracy?
These high-stakes exclusions sparked immediate unrest. Security forces were deployed in key cities like Yaoundé and Douala, where protests erupted. Heavy police presence and tear gas responses underscored the deep political anxiety gripping the nation.
Observers and opposition groups expressed alarm over the restricted field. Human Rights Watch criticized the barring of Kamto, hinting at threats to fair electoral practices. With the race now heavily skewed, President Biya—with decades of rule behind him—is poised once again to dominate the landscape.
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