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2025 Cameroonian presidential election

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2025 Cameroonian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Cameroon on 12 October 2025. The presidential election resulted in a victory for the incumbent president Paul Biya of the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement who according to official published results received 54% of the vote. Opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma of the Cameroon National Salvation Front finished second with 35% of the vote.

Infobox

Registered
8,082,692
Turnout
57 % ( 3 pp)
Candidate
Paul Biya
Party
RDPC
Popular vote
2,474,179
Percentage
53 %

Tables

· Opinion polls
EC4UC
EC4UC
Pollster
EC4UC
Fieldwork date
13–20 June 2025
Sample size
735
Margin of error
±3 %
Maurice Kamto
64 %
Cabral Libii
11 %
Paul Biya
10 %
Akere Muna
1 %
Chris Fomunyoh
0 %
Joshua Osih
0 %
Abakar Ahamat
3 %
Others
7 %
EC4UC
EC4UC
Pollster
EC4UC
Fieldwork date
1–6 March 2025
Sample size
700
Margin of error
±3 %
Maurice Kamto
57 %
Cabral Libii
12 %
Paul Biya
10 %
Akere Muna
1 %
Chris Fomunyoh
0 %
Joshua Osih
1 %
Abakar Ahamat
4 %
Others
11 %
EC4UC
EC4UC
Pollster
EC4UC
Fieldwork date
14–18 December 2024
Sample size
702
Margin of error
±3 %
Maurice Kamto
55 %
Cabral Libii
17 %
Paul Biya
10 %
Akere Muna
3 %
Chris Fomunyoh
2 %
Joshua Osih
2 %
Abakar Ahamat
2 %
Others
5 %
2018 election
2018 election
Pollster
2018 election
Fieldwork date
14 %
Sample size
6 %
Margin of error
71 %
Maurice Kamto
0 %
Cabral Libii
Paul Biya
3 %
Akere Muna
Chris Fomunyoh
4 %
Joshua Osih
57
Pollster
Fieldwork date
Sample size
Margin of error
Maurice Kamto
Cabral Libii
Paul Biya
Akere Muna
Chris Fomunyoh
Joshua Osih
Abakar Ahamat
Others
EC4UC
13–20 June 2025
735
±3 %
64 %
11 %
10 %
1 %
0 %
0 %
3 %
7 %
EC4UC
1–6 March 2025
700
±3 %
57 %
12 %
10 %
1 %
0 %
1 %
4 %
11 %
EC4UC
14–18 December 2024
702
±3 %
55 %
17 %
10 %
3 %
2 %
2 %
2 %
5 %
2018 election
14 %
6 %
71 %
0 %
3 %
4 %
57
· Results
Total
Total
Candidate
Total
Candidate
4,610,826
Party
100
Valid votes
Valid votes
Candidate
Valid votes
Candidate
4,610,826
Party
98
Invalid/blank votes
Invalid/blank votes
Candidate
Invalid/blank votes
Candidate
57,620
Party
1
Total votes
Total votes
Candidate
Total votes
Candidate
4,668,446
Party
100
Registered voters/turnout
Registered voters/turnout
Candidate
Registered voters/turnout
Candidate
8,082,692
Party
57
Source: Constitutional Council
Source: Constitutional Council
Candidate
Source: Constitutional Council
Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Paul Biya
Cameroon People's Democratic Movement
2,474,179
53
Issa Tchiroma
Cameroon National Salvation Front
1,622,334
35
Cabral Libii
Cameroonian Party for National Reconciliation
157,568
3
Bello Bouba Maigari
National Union for Democracy and Progress
112,758
2
Patricia Ndam Njoya
Cameroon Democratic Union
76,721
1
Joshua Osih
Social Democratic Front
55,841
1
Seta Caxton Ateki
Liberal Alliance Party
39,935
0
Hiram Samuel Iyodi
Front of Cameroonian Democrats
18,828
0
Serge Espoir Matomba
United People for Social Renovation
15,925
0
Jacques Bouhga-Hagbe
Cameroonian National Citizen Movement
13,612
0
Pierre Kwemo
Union of Socialist Movements
12,873
0
Akere Muna
Univers
10,252
0
Total
4,610,826
100
Valid votes
4,610,826
98
Invalid/blank votes
57,620
1
Total votes
4,668,446
100
Registered voters/turnout
8,082,692
57
Source: Constitutional Council

References

  1. Reuters
    https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/cameroon-sets-presidential-vote-october-12-2025-07-11/
  2. France 24
    https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20251027-cameroon-s-paul-biya-92-wins-re-election-constitutional-court-announces
  3. Cameroon parliament extends Biya's term limit France 24, 11 April 2008
    https://www.france24.com/en/20080411-cameroon-parliament-paul-biya-term-limit-extension
  4. Cameroun: Paul Biya laisse de nouveau entendre une nouvelle candidature à la présidentielle de 2025 Radio France Interna
    https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20250424-cameroun-paul-biya-laisse-de-nouveau-entendre-une-nouvelle-candidature-%C3%A0-la-pr%C3%A9sidentielle-de-2025
  5. "2025 Presidential Election : Campaign Speech by H . Paul Biya, President of The Republic and Candidate of the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM), to the people of the Far-North Region"
    https://www.prc.cm/en/news/8007-discours-de-campagne-de-s-e-m-paul-biya-president-de-la-republique-et-candidat-du-rassemblement-democratique-du-peuple-camerounais-rdpc-aux-populations-de-la-region-de-l-extreme-nord-2
  6. RFI
    https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20250708-pr%C3%A9sidentielle-au-cameroun-la-certitude-d-une-candidature-de-paul-biya-fait-divergence-au-sein-du-gouvernement
  7. Africanews
    https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/21/legal-challenge-targets-president-biyas-bid-for-eighth-term/
  8. Cameroon IFES
    https://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/2205/
  9. Africanews
    https://www.africanews.com/2024/08/31/voter-registration-ends-in-cameroon-as-polls-near/
  10. Xinhua
    https://english.news.cn/20250726/c73337a76308473f926d99d8a6cb8862/c.html
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    https://www.africanews.com/2025/07/22/cameroon-81-candidates-apply-to-run-in-presidential-elections/
  12. Africanews
    https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/04/cameroon-legal-battles-intensify-ahead-of-tense-presidential-election/
  13. Mbare Times
    https://mbaretimes.com/2024/08/cameroons-president/
  14. RFI
    https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20250619-pr%C3%A9sidentielle-au-cameroun-un-%C3%A9lu-du-rdpc-conteste-toute-candidature-de-paul-biya-hors-congr%C3%A8s-du-parti
  15. Al Jazeera
    https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/14/cameroons-paul-biya-92-says-he-will-seek-eighth-presidential-term
  16. Africanews
    https://www.africanews.com/2025/07/18/cameroons-presidential-election-gathers-momemtum-as-candidates-file-for-the-october-vote/
  17. Camer
    https://www.camer.be/50759/6:1/cameroun-les-femmes-qui-tiennent-lopposition-hermine-patricia-ndam-njoya-ladepte-de-la-politique-des-resultats-cameroon.html
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    http://fr.allafrica.com/stories/200710160483.html
  19. REVICODE
    https://www.revicode.cm/code-electoral/
  20. REVICODE
    https://www.revicode.cm/code-electoral/
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