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Thursday, February 8, 2018

Senatorial Elections Slated for March 25, 2018


President Paul Biya

Senatorial elections will take place in Cameroon on March 25, 2018. The Head of state President Paul Biya in a Presidential decree signed on Wednesday February 7, 2018 summoned the Electoral College for March 25th. The Presidential decree further specifies that voters will convene to the polling stations at 8am and voting shall close at 6pm. This is the second senatorial poll in the history of Cameroon, after the first one that took place in 2013.
 A total number of 70 senators shall be elected while 30 others will be appointed by the head of state. During the last elections the ruling CPDM got 80 senatorial seats of 100 senators against 20 seats for the other four political parties represented at the senate.
Political pundits say except the head of state decides to extend the mandate of members of Parliament and municipal councilors as provided by law, this year 2018, the electoral calendar provides for atleast four elections: the senatorial elections, the legislative and municipal elections and the presidential election. Prospects are high that with the putting in place of the Constitutional Council, the President may also decide to convene the electorate to vote regional representatives. This will be the first time in the history of Cameroon.
 



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