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Longtime ruler of the republic of Cameroon Paul Biya, has won another seven year popular mandate to rule the oil rich nation. Cameroonians went to the polls on October 9th 2011 to vote for president of the republic. The overwhelming favorite was Paul Biya, and he easily won 77.9% of the votes cast.
The runner up was John Fru Ndi of the SDF who came a very distant second with 10% of the vote.
Garga Haman Ahji was third the rest of the more than 20 candidates followed each other closely with very low scores.
Ayah Paul Abine scored 1% of the votes, which surprised many who thought his reach would be limited to his native Manyu.
According to the electoral law, Paul Biya and Ni Fru Ndi will be refunded the CFA 5 million ($10.000) they each had to put up front with ELECAM to get into the presidential race.
A new era has been ushered in, and the social and political life of Cameroon now needs to undergo a fundamental overhaul. Paul Biya also knows that he now has a very strong, albeit divided opposition parsing his every move.
Peace and tranquility will reign in the nation, but Biya needs to make good on his promises and bring new faces into his next government. Otherwise, it will just be business as usual and criticism and dissent withing the population will be bound to rise.
Good Luck, His Excellency President Paul Biya, and May God Bless the republic of Cameroon.
Longtime ruler of the republic of Cameroon Paul Biya, has won another seven year popular mandate to rule the oil rich nation. Cameroonians went to the polls on October 9th 2011 to vote for president of the republic. The overwhelming favorite was Paul Biya, and he easily won 77.9% of the votes cast.
The runner up was John Fru Ndi of the SDF who came a very distant second with 10% of the vote.
Garga Haman Ahji was third the rest of the more than 20 candidates followed each other closely with very low scores.
Ayah Paul Abine scored 1% of the votes, which surprised many who thought his reach would be limited to his native Manyu.
According to the electoral law, Paul Biya and Ni Fru Ndi will be refunded the CFA 5 million ($10.000) they each had to put up front with ELECAM to get into the presidential race.
A new era has been ushered in, and the social and political life of Cameroon now needs to undergo a fundamental overhaul. Paul Biya also knows that he now has a very strong, albeit divided opposition parsing his every move.
Peace and tranquility will reign in the nation, but Biya needs to make good on his promises and bring new faces into his next government. Otherwise, it will just be business as usual and criticism and dissent withing the population will be bound to rise.
Good Luck, His Excellency President Paul Biya, and May God Bless the republic of Cameroon.
