Presidential Election : Investiture Procedures In Aspiring Parties

Everything being equal, Presidential election is expected to be organised in Cameroon, no later than October 2025. This is in accordance with legal stipulations, which warrant for the election to be organised no later than 90 days to the end of the mandate of the incumbent President. The mandate of the current Head of State elapses on November 6, 2025, making the organisation of the Presidential election in the country by October 2025.  
The holding of the election is an entire process which starts with the investiture of candidates, submission of candidacies, campaigns, votes and publication of results. As the election approaches, the effervescence within political parties is mounting, as those who are interested in participating in the said election are already putting in place necessary mechanisms to woo the electorate in their favour. Meetings are being held to outline communication strategies, as well as brainstorming on the organisation of public rallies. Slogans, ideas and phrases of political figures are being shared on social media.
While waiting on the convening of the electoral college, political parties are already working on producing candidates for the election. Each political party has internal texts that highlight the designation mechanism. In some, the National Chairman is automatically the candidate for the presidential election. For others, elections are organised and the winner is adopted as the presidential candidate. Whatever the mechanism used, there are well outlined conditions that must be fulfilled by persons vying to be presidential candidates on the ticket of a political party.
The designation of candidates for the election must equally be in accordance with eligibility criteria highlighted in the Electoral Code. For candidates nominated by a political party, the party in question should be represented in Parliament (National Assembly or Senate), or should either have a Regional or Municipal Councillor. For independent candidates, Section 121 of th...