Victory comes amid claims from opposition candidates that election was fraudulent The Cameroonian president, Paul Biya, has won an emphatic election victory with 71% of the vote, the constitutional council announced on Monday, extending his 36-year rule and cementing his place as one of Africa's longest-serving rulers. The widely-expected win gives the 85-year-old a seventh term in office and could see him in power until at least the age of 92. The only current African president to have ruled lo...
Paul Biya, Cameroon's 85-year-old president, wins re-election landslide
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2018 18:53
Victory comes amid claims from opposition candidates that election was fraudulent The Cameroonian president, Paul Biya, has won an emphatic election victory with 71% of the vote, the constitutional council announced on Monday, extending his 36-year rule and cementing his place as one of Africa's longest-serving rulers. The widely-expected win gives the 85-year-old a seventh term in office and could see him in power until at least the age of 92. The only current African president to have ruled lo...
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