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Paul Biya, Cameroon President since 1982, gained a report eighth time period at age 92 amid claims of vote rigging, lethal clashes in Douala, and opposition from Issa Tchiroma Bakary.
Paul Biya, 92, is the world’s oldest serving president. (AP Picture)
Cameroon President Paul Biya, world’s oldest serving ruler, on Monday turned the chief for the eight time, triggering clashes between safety forces and opposition-back supporters who claimed that the vote was rigged.
Based on Reuters, the supporters of opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma Bakary, armed with sticks and stones, blocked off roads with particles and burning tyres within the industrial capital Douala. In response, police fired tear gasoline on the protesters.
With the election outcomes being introduced, the 92-year-old President will probably proceed till he’s nearly 100.
Biya took workplace for the primary time in 1982 and continued to be the President whereas casting off the presidential time period restrict in 2008 and successful reelection by comfy margins, Reuters reported.
“At this cut-off date when the sovereign folks have as soon as once more positioned their belief in me for a brand new time period of workplace, my first ideas are with all those that have unnecessarily misplaced their lives, as effectively with their households, because of the post-election violence,” he mentioned in a publish on X.
Reuters quoted official outcomes as stating that Biya gained the October 12 vote by a cushty margin of 53.66% towards 35.19% for opposition chief Tchiroma.
The opposition mentioned that 4 folks died in clashes in Douala.
“Everyone knows that almost all of Cameroon’s folks voted for Issa Tchiroma Bakary,” mentioned one protester. “It’s inadmissible that President Paul Biya gained in sure battle zones.”
Apparently, Biya’s daughter Brenda had revealed a now-deleted TikTok video urging voters not to decide on her father, Reuters reported.
“We anticipate unrest to escalate as Cameroonians broadly reject the official outcome, and we can’t see the Biya authorities lasting for much longer,” mentioned Francois Conradie, lead political economist at Oxford Economics.
October 28, 2025, 01:11 IST
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