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The renowned university professor and former government minister, Kamto, had failed to comply with legal requirements by accepting a nomination from the Cameroon Renaissance Movement, which boycotted legislative and municipal elections in 2020, according to the Election Commission.
Cameroon’s electoral commission, ELECAM, announced that opposition politician Maurice Kamto was barred from contesting the 12 October presidential polls. He was widely seen as the most serious challenger to long-standing President Paul Biya.
The renowned university professor and former government minister, Kamto, had failed to comply with legal requirements by accepting a nomination from the Cameroon Renaissance Movement, which boycotted legislative and municipal elections in 2020, according to the Election Commission, adding that under Section 121 of the electoral code, the movement is no longer eligible to put forward a candidate.
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Kamto had come in second place with 14% of the vote in the 2018 elections, which Biya won by a landslide amid allegations of fraud. The 71-year-old’s exclusion raises the risk of protests and leaves just 12 out of the more than 80 applicants hoping to replace the 92-year-old Biya in the field. In power for almost 43 years, Biya announced earlier this month that he would seek an eighth seven-year term in office.
