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Cameroonian Parliamentary Election, 2013
Parliamentary elections were held in Cameroon on 30 September 2013, alongside local elections. They were originally scheduled for July 2012, February 2013 and July 2013, but were repeatedly postponed. Background Following a controversial presidential election in 2011, Islamic and Christian leaders met with Samuel Fonkam Azu'u, the head of the electoral commission ELECAM, in order to push for reforms demanded by the opposition. The measures included: biometric registration of voters as the previous election had multiple and non-existing voters, a single ballot paper for presidential elections, eligibility of independent candidates, eligibility of 18-year-olds to vote from the current 20 minimum requirement, recompilation of voter registers, two-round presidential election, establishing an electoral calendar, "harmonisation" of electoral laws and a "truly independent" electoral commission. Azu'u and Prime Minister Philemon Yang then worked with leaders of various political parties, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Cameroonian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Cameroon on 22 July 2007,Low turnout mars Cameroonian legislative elections Xinhua, 23 July 2007 with voting in some districts re-run on 30 September.Législatives partielles: Retour aux urnes le 30 septembre ! Le Messager, 30 August 2007 Local elections were held on the same day, with seats on 363 town councils at stake. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islam In Cameroon
In Cameroon, Islam is a minority faith practiced by around 30.6% of the total population as of 2022. Among Cameroonian Muslims, approximately 40% identify themselves as Non-denominational, 27% Sunni, 2% Ahmadi and 3% Shia, while the majority of the rest do not associate themselves with a particular group and sect. In Cameroon, 48% of Muslims belong to a Sufi Tariqah (order). The Fulani, a pastoral nomadic group, spread Islam in early 19th century West Africa largely through commercial activity and Sufi brotherhoods (Qadiri and Tijani). In the northern provinces, the locally dominant Fulani is overwhelmingly Muslim. Other ethnic groups, known collectively as the Kirdi, generally practice some form of Islam. The Bamoun ethnic group of the West Province is also largely Muslim. Islam in German Cameroon 1884-1916 In the rush to claim African territories, Germany first entered Cameroon in 1884 and by 1902 had established rule in northern Cameroon. Throughout the German colon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United People For Social Renovation
United People for Social Renovation (, PURS) is a political party in Cameroon. History The party was founded by Serge Espoir Matomba and others in 2010, but did not nominate a candidate for the 2011 presidential elections. It did contest the 2013 parliamentary elections as "United People for Social Revolution", but failed to win a seat. Serge Espoir Matomba served as the party's candidate for the 2018 presidential elections.Cameroun : qui est Serge Espoir Matomba, candidat déclaré à la présidentielle 2018? Jeune Afrique, 13 June 2017 In 2021, Matomba condemned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alliance For Democracy And Development (Cameroon)
The Alliance for Democracy and Development () is a political party in Cameroon. At the presidential elections An election is a formal group decision-making process whereby a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operated ..., 11 October 2004, its candidate, Garga Haman Adji, won 3.7% of the vote. Originally called the Alliance for Democracy and Progress, it was legally recognized on 4 June 1991. October 2006, page 98 . References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Progressive Movement (Cameroon)
The Progressive Movement () is a minor opposition political party in Cameroon. It was formed on 23 August 1991 and is led by Jean-Jacques Ekindi. Ekindi was the MP candidate in the October 1992 presidential election, officially receiving 0.79% of the vote and placing fifth. An MP meeting at the Bepanda Omnisport Stadium in Douala on 21 May 1994 was banned by the government, and when party members tried to hold the meeting anyway, a number of them were beaten by security forces. Again running as the party's presidential candidate in the 11 October 2004 presidential election, Ekindi announced his withdrawal from the election on 10 October in favor of John Fru Ndi, the candidate of the main opposition party, the Social Democratic Front (SDF). His name nevertheless remained on the ballot, and he placed 13th out of 16 candidates with 0.27% of the vote. In the 22 July 2007 parliamentary election, Ekindi was elected to the National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Front For The National Salvation Of Cameroon
Front may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''The Front'' (1943 film), a 1943 Soviet drama film * '' The Front'', 1976 film Music *The Front (band), an American rock band signed to Columbia Records and active in the 1980s and early 1990s *The Front (Canadian band), a Canadian studio band from the 1980s Periodicals * ''Front'' (magazine), a British men's magazine * '' Front Illustrated Paper'', a publication of the Yugoslav People's Army Television * Front TV, a Toronto broadcast design and branding firm * "The Front" (''The Blacklist''), a 2014 episode of the TV series ''The Blacklist'' * "The Front" (''The Simpsons''), a 1993 episode of the TV series ''The Simpsons'' Military * Front (military), a geographical area where armies are engaged in conflict * Front (military formation), roughly, an army group, especially in eastern Europe Places * Front, Piedmont, an Italian municipality * The Front, now part of the Delaware Park-Front Park System, in Buffal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Movement For The Defence Of The Republic
The Movement for the Defence of the Republic () is a political party in Cameroon, led by Dakolé Daïssala. History The Movement for the Defence of the Republic first contested national elections in 1992, when it won six seats in the parliamentary elections A general election is an electoral process to choose most or all members of a governing body at the same time. They are distinct from by-elections, which fill individual seats that have become vacant between general elections. General elections .... In the 1997 elections the party was reduced to a single seat. The party lost its sole seat in the 2002 elections. In the 2013 parliamentary elections the party regained parliamentary representation, winning one seat. IPU Election results Presidential elections Nationa ...
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Cameroun Assemblée Nationale 2013
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Its coastline lies on the Bight of Biafra, part of the Gulf of Guinea, and the Atlantic Ocean. Due to its strategic position at the crossroads between West Africa and Central Africa, it has been categorized as being in both camps. Cameroon's population of nearly 31 million people speak 250 native languages, in addition to the national tongues of English and French, or both. Early inhabitants of the territory included the Sao civilisation around Lake Chad and the Baka hunter-gatherers in the southeastern rainforest. Portuguese explorers reached the coast in the 15th century and named the area ''Rio dos Camarões'' (''Shrimp River''), which became ''Cameroon'' in English. Fulani soldiers founded the Adamawa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameroon Renaissance Movement
The Cameroon Renaissance Movement (, MRC) is a political party in Cameroon. History The party was established in August 2012 by Maurice Kamto. It won a single seat in the Cameroonian parliamentary election, 2013, 2013 parliamentary elections. Six members the MRC were arrested for distributing face masks and hand sanitizers in the capital, Yaoundé on in May 2020. The use of face masks was obligatory during the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa, COVID-19 pandemic. In December 2021, around thirty executives and activists from the MRC were sentenced to prison terms for insurrection and endangering state security. The party's first vice-president Alain Fogué and Kamto's spokesman Olivier Bibou Nissack received seven-year sentences. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Movement For The Defense Of The Republic
The Movement for the Defence of the Republic () is a political party in Cameroon, led by Dakolé Daïssala. History The Movement for the Defence of the Republic first contested national elections in 1992, when it won six seats in the parliamentary elections A general election is an electoral process to choose most or all members of a governing body at the same time. They are distinct from by-elections, which fill individual seats that have become vacant between general elections. General elections .... In the 1997 elections the party was reduced to a single seat. The party lost its sole seat in the 2002 elections. In the 2013 parliamentary elections the party regained parliamentary representation, winning one seat. IPU Election results Presidential elections Nationa ...
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Union Of The Peoples Of Cameroon
The Union of the Peoples of Cameroon ( - UPC) is a political party in Cameroon. It was one of the main belligerents in the Cameroon War. Foundation The UPC was founded on 10 April 1948, at a meeting in the bar ''Chez Sierra'' in Bassa. Twelve men assisted the founding meeting, including Charles Assalé, Léonard Bouli, and Guillaume Bagal. The majority of the participants were trade unionists. In many ways UPC was a continuation of the Cameroonian Rally (RACAM). On 11 April 1948, a Provisional Bureau was established. Bouli was elected general secretary, Bagal joint general secretary, Emmanuel Yap the treasurer and J-R Biboum the joint treasurer. The following day the statutes of UPC were deposited at the Mayor's office in Douala at 10.50 am. The group was, however, not legally registered. On 13 April, UPC issued its first public declaration of intent, the "Appeal to the Cameroonians". On 6 May, another meeting was held, this time at the residence of Guillaume Bagal in Doual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
