Parliamentary elections were held in

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on 17 May 1997. The result was a victory for the ruling Cameroon People's Democratic Movement, which won 116 of the 180 seats, including seven constituencies in which the result had originally been cancelled by the

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due to serious irregularities and the election re-run.Elections in Cameroon
African Elections Database

Results

References

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1997 in Cameroon Elections in Cameroon Election and referendum articles with incomplete results May 1997 events in Africa