Politics of Cameroon - Political Parties and Elections

Political Parties and Elections

For other political parties see List of political parties in Cameroon. An overview on elections and election results is included in Elections in Cameroon.
e • d Summary of the 11 October 2004 Cameroon presidential election results
Candidates - Parties Votes %
Paul Biya - Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (Rassemblement démocratique du Peuple Camerounais) 2,665,359 70.92
Ni John Fru Ndi - Social Democratic Front (Front Social-Démocratique) 654,066 17.40
Adamou Ndam Njoya - Cameroon Democratic Union (Union Démocratique du Cameroun) 168,318 4.48
Garga Haman Adji - Alliance for Democracy and Development (Alliance pour la Démocratie et le Développement) 140,372 3.74
Justin Mouafo - Nationalism of Cameroonian Patriots (NPC-BUSH) 14,915 0.40
Yondo Mandengue Black - Social Movement for New Democracy (MNSD) 13,601 0.36
Anicet Ekane - Social Movement for New Democracy (MANIDEM) 13,290 0.35
Fritz Pierre Ngo - Cameroon Ecological Movement (MEC) 13,122 0.35
Jean Michel Tekam - Party of Social Democracy (PDS) 12,785 0.34
Victorin Hameni Bieuleu - Union of Democratic Forces in Cameroon (UFDC) 11,920 0.32
Boniface Forbin - Justice and Development Party (JDP) 10,542 0.28
Djeukam Tchameni - Movement for Democracy and Interdependence (MDI) 10,539 0.28
Jean-Jacques Ekindi - Progressive Movement (MP) 10,158 0.27
Hubert Kamgang - Union of African Populations (UPA) 7,508 0.20
George Dobgima Nyamndi - Social Liberal Congress (SLC) 6,730 0.18
Gustave Essaka - Cameroon Integral Democracy (DIC) 4,996 0.13
Total (turnout 82.2%) 3,758,221 100.00
Source: African Elections Database
e • d Summary of the 22 July and 30 September 2007 Cameroonian National Assembly election results
Parties Seats +/–
Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (RPDC) 153 +4
Social Democratic Front (SDF) 16 –6
National Union for Democracy and Progress (UNDP) 6 +5
Democratic Union of Cameroon (UDC) 4 –1
Progressive Movement (MP) 1 +1
Total (turnout 62%) 180 —
Source: AFP (for the first 163 seats) Xinhua (for 17 seats decided in a revote)

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