Cameroon Opposition Leader Claims Election Victory Ahead of Official Results.
Cameroon’s opposition candidate, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, has declared himself the winner of Sunday’s presidential election a bold move coming days before the country’s electoral authority is expected to release official results.
In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Tchiroma asserted that “our victory is clear and must be respected,” urging the government to “accept the truth of the ballot box” or risk “plunging the country into turmoil.” He also vowed to publish detailed regional results soon, maintaining that “the people have chosen.”
Although tally sheets from polling stations can be made public, only the Constitutional Council is legally empowered to proclaim final results a restriction the government has warned remains a “red line that must not be crossed.”
Tchiroma’s declaration echoes that of Maurice Kamto in 2018, when he similarly announced victory against longtime ruler Paul Biya before official results were out. Kamto was later arrested, and his supporters’ rallies were violently dispersed.
President Paul Biya, who has ruled Cameroon for 43 years and remains the world’s oldest sitting head of state, is seeking yet another term. However, Tchiroma, a former employment minister, has drawn surprising enthusiasm from younger voters, turning the race into one of the most closely watched in years.
As both camps circulate tally sheets and blackboard results on social media, each side continues to claim victory setting the stage for possible post-election tension in the Central African nation.
Cameroon’s opposition candidate, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, has declared himself the winner of Sunday’s presidential election a bold move coming days before the country’s electoral authority is expected to release official results.
In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Tchiroma asserted that “our victory is clear and must be respected,” urging the government to “accept the truth of the ballot box” or risk “plunging the country into turmoil.” He also vowed to publish detailed regional results soon, maintaining that “the people have chosen.”
Although tally sheets from polling stations can be made public, only the Constitutional Council is legally empowered to proclaim final results a restriction the government has warned remains a “red line that must not be crossed.”
Tchiroma’s declaration echoes that of Maurice Kamto in 2018, when he similarly announced victory against longtime ruler Paul Biya before official results were out. Kamto was later arrested, and his supporters’ rallies were violently dispersed.
President Paul Biya, who has ruled Cameroon for 43 years and remains the world’s oldest sitting head of state, is seeking yet another term. However, Tchiroma, a former employment minister, has drawn surprising enthusiasm from younger voters, turning the race into one of the most closely watched in years.
As both camps circulate tally sheets and blackboard results on social media, each side continues to claim victory setting the stage for possible post-election tension in the Central African nation.
Cameroon Opposition Leader Claims Election Victory Ahead of Official Results.
Cameroon’s opposition candidate, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, has declared himself the winner of Sunday’s presidential election a bold move coming days before the country’s electoral authority is expected to release official results.
In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Tchiroma asserted that “our victory is clear and must be respected,” urging the government to “accept the truth of the ballot box” or risk “plunging the country into turmoil.” He also vowed to publish detailed regional results soon, maintaining that “the people have chosen.”
Although tally sheets from polling stations can be made public, only the Constitutional Council is legally empowered to proclaim final results a restriction the government has warned remains a “red line that must not be crossed.”
Tchiroma’s declaration echoes that of Maurice Kamto in 2018, when he similarly announced victory against longtime ruler Paul Biya before official results were out. Kamto was later arrested, and his supporters’ rallies were violently dispersed.
President Paul Biya, who has ruled Cameroon for 43 years and remains the world’s oldest sitting head of state, is seeking yet another term. However, Tchiroma, a former employment minister, has drawn surprising enthusiasm from younger voters, turning the race into one of the most closely watched in years.
As both camps circulate tally sheets and blackboard results on social media, each side continues to claim victory setting the stage for possible post-election tension in the Central African nation.
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