In a controversial electoral results, Paul Biya, the 92-year-old incumbent president, has been declared winner of the presidential election in Cameroon, marking his eighth term in office. He secured 53.66% of the votes, while his closest rival, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, garnered 35.19%.
Biya’s victory has sparked protests and allegations of electoral fraud, with Tchiroma claiming to have won 54.8% of the votes.
The election has been marred by violence, resulting in at least four deaths and numerous arrests. Biya’s new term could extend his rule until 2032, when he’ll be nearly 100 years old.
He has now retained his title of the World’s oldest President and the second longest serving President in history only behind Teodoro Nguema of Equatorial Guinea who has been in power since 1979. Paul Biya came in power first in 1982 and since then has not been disputed.
