Morris Kamto is expelled from Cameroon’s election

Cameroon’s Constitutional Council supported the decision of the electoral body in the country to exclude opposition leader Morris Kamto since October 12 of the presidential election.

While Firebrand’s political figures were canceled, 92-year-old President Paul Bio, whose candidacy also faced the opposition, was discovered to run for his eighth term in the rich oil central African nation.

If he had been elected another seven -year term, he could remain in power until he was almost 100.

Kamto was expelled because the rival faction of the Manidem Party, who supported him, introduced another person as a candidate, emphasizing the internal quarrel.

His exception was caused by outrage, and his lawyers described the rejection of his motion as more political than the legal step.

Of the 83 candidates who applied to the electoral body, only 12 were approved.

The reasons given in the Cameroon (Elecam) election to disqualify 71 range from incomplete files, non -payment of the necessary deposit, to several candidates from the same party.

Of all the contestants, six are considered as the main applicants:

1. Paul Pays

In 92, Paul Bio is the oldest head of state. It has been in power for almost 43 years since 1982. The bio is leading the CPDM ruling party that dominates the political scene. He is considered beloved, now that his main competitor, Kamto, is not on the road.

The veteran’s politician has never lost the election since the return of multi-party policy in 1990. However, his victories were marred by the allegations of falsification of the vote, which his party and the government were constantly denied.

Announcement of the intention of running, the bio stated that his eighth mandate would focus on the well -being of women and youth.

2. Star Bello Boosa

78-year-old Bela Buba Maygari-experienced politician who is originally voting in the northern Cameroon region.

He is the president of the National Union of Democracy and Progress (NUDP), founded in 1990. He worked in the governments of both Cameroon presidents -ahmadou ahidjo and Paul Bio.

In fact, he was the first prime minister -bio from 1982 to 1983. Since 1997, Maygari has created an alliance with the CPDM BIYA party, which helped the latter calculate significant votes from the north.

However, this political marriage ended in June after pressure from the inside of his party to work on his own.

As he had a resignation minister for Tourism and Recreation, Maygari announced his resignation and declared himself a candidate against the bio, which he also faced in the 1992 presidential election.

3. Isa tchirom Bakar

Another former ally of BIYA, whose candidacy became a surprise, -75-year-old Isa Tirome Bakar. Like the Maygari, it from the north and has an impact on the help of bio to consolidate the voices of the region.

After a 20-year stay in different government roles, Tchiroma finally pulled the plug with a 92-year-old leader, abandoning the role of the Minister of Employment and Professional Training to report his candidacy.

TCHIROMA, which heads the National Rescue Party in Cameroon (CNSF), criticized the Bio Management style and made its application for a presidential statement on the promise of the overhaul of the system, which he called “suffocating.”

4. Cabral Libya

Cabral Libya, Cameroon president of the Cameroon on national reconciliation (PCRN) is a bright MP of the parliament who makes his second attempt to get the country’s higher work.

In 2018, he was the youngest of the nine presidential candidates, at the age of 38, finishing third in 6%.

The Libii candidacy in the election this year was challenged by PCRN founder Robert Kon, who challenged the legislative legitimate to head the party.

However, the Constitutional Council rejected the petition and supported the decision of the electoral body to allow Libya to speak.

5. Ak Moon

Acker Moon was a candidate for the 2018 presidential election, but pulled out at the last minute and threw his weight for Kamto. This time, Moon, an unwavering international lawyer to combat corruption, says he wants to challenge himself.

The 72-year-old boy comes from the family of the late father Solomon Tandang Moon held the post of Prime Minister of the Western Cameroon after independence, the vice-president of the then federal Republic of Cameroon and the speaker of the National Assembly.

As Speaker, Solomon Muna swore to bio when he had taken the presidency after Ahmad Ahijo resigned.

Moon promises to rid the bilingual country from corruption and poor governance, which, he said, has dirty its image on the international stage.

6. Joshu Osih

Joshua For the second time he jumps into the presidential race after the first attempt in 2018, it turned out to be useless.

He heads the Social Democratic Front (SDF) party, experiencing the iconic deceased opposition leader John Fru Nd. The SDF used to be the country’s main opposition clothing, but its influence later decreased, intensified by the struggle and expulsion of several party members in 2023.

56 -year -old Osich finished fourth in 2018 polls with 3%, but hopes to defeat the bio through the promise of social and institutional reforms.

Over the decades, the President has managed to maintain firm power, making it difficult to lose the election.

The decision of Bella Buba Maigari and Isa Bakari’s political ruling, Bakari called him to make life more complicated, but some analysts believe that they do not pose a significant threat to bio.

Dr. Pippi Huez, a policy analyst at the Cameroon Analytical Centers of the NKAFU Political Institute, claims that their union reduces their authority with opposition voters.

“Cameroon needs more than just resignation to trust them,” he said to the BBC. “Both were with the system and watched the nation suffered.”

Further, the D -R Hughes suggested that the two northern candidates could become part of the political plot.

However, the ruling party officials presented the gap as a real one, acknowledging that CPDM can fight for the vote from the north as before.

Given the exception of Kamto, the strongest BIYA contender in 2018, the third place Libii may be claiming its main threat this year.

Although he received only 6% of the vote, Libya’s political evolution has been praised since then.

He brought his party to win five seats in parliament and seven local councils during the 2020 legislative and municipal elections. Ever since the parliament has become a Member of the Parliament in this process, he challenged the government on key politics, promising extensive changes if he takes over the reins.

However, the D -R Hughes says that the vision of Libya is opaque, citing Acker Moon as a more convincing candidate with a much more clear project for the nation nearly 30 million.

“Moon has a rich international experience and diplomatic character, and this is what the nation needs now,” he said, praising the five-year transitional plan of the famous lawyer to “return the nation on the way.”

Historically, Cameroon’s opposition was fragmented, especially during the elections, and analysts said it had instilled them.

On the eve of the presidential election this year, there was a lot of talk about the need to counter and harmonize the strategies to take over bio. But with each candidate prioritizing his interests, it remains unclear if most – not to mention everyone – they will work together, despite the risk that it can help the president.

“It may be the end of their political career, or their parties if they are not going together,” said civil society leader Felix Agbor.

“Kamto and others should look for anyone in the opposition that can move the baton – and they must put the nation first, rise above their personal ego to seek a consensus candidate who can give CPDM on October 12,” he said BBC.

D -R Hughes agrees that Kamto must use his influence to support the support of the opposition coalition because he is now leaving the race.

He insists that “the change should not (just) come with him (Kamto), but the changes can come through it.”

He added that the opposition coalition was possible and referred to the meeting, which was attended by opposition figures on August 2 in Fumban in the Western region.

Prince Michael Ecos, President of the United Socialist Democratic Party (USDP), who took part in the meeting, said the BBC that the goal was to put the basis for the “consensus candidate”.

Although no specific candidate has yet been appointed, the criteria for consideration have been laid.

“We want the figure who will respond to the Cameroon’s aspirations, the one who flexible to work with others, the one who has a bilingual and capable of mobilizing other candidates and political subjects,” Ecos said.

In the 1992 presidential election, Firebrand opposition leader John Fru Nd was supported by the Union for change, coalition of political parties and civil society organizations.

Although he was not the only opposition candidate, analysts say the coalition helped him get 36% of the vote – just ashamed of 40% bio.

It was the closest one who was going to beat the bio when he was going to be beaten. Fru Nd even declared victory, but the authorities dismissed the allegations of votes and confirmed the bio as a winner.

Many believe that if the opposition is not united, as it was in 1992, bio can easily travel to the presidency.

“He has experience, human resources and the system to his advantage,” says D -Hugh.