President Paul Biya has scheduled legislative and municipal elections for 7 February 2027, after his government twice postponed the votes and extended officials’ terms.
Cameroon’s President Paul Biya set 7 February 2027 as the date for legislative and municipal elections in a decree read on public radio on 9 November 2026, Al Jazeera said. Voters will choose members of the National Assembly and municipal councillors.
The previous parliamentary and municipal elections took place together on 9 February 2020. Biya’s ruling Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement retained its parliamentary majority, winning 139 of the 167 seats decided on election day.
The postponements extended lawmakers’ terms to 20 December 2026, before polling day, and municipal councillors’ terms to 28 February 2027, after the vote.
Biya’s re-election in October 2025 prompted widespread protests that authorities met with a violent crackdown. Defeated opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma Bakary went into exile in the Gambia after declaring himself the winner and calling on supporters to defend his claimed victory.
Lawyers cited by Human Rights Watch said security forces detained up to 2,000 people, and some remained in custody, according to AFP.
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