At 92, President Paul Biya, the world’s oldest serving president was declared the winner of Cameroon’s October 2025 election by the country’s Constitutional Council on October 27, 2025. This will mark his eighth consecutive term since taking power in 1982.
The Constitutional Council announced his victory with 53 percent of the vote, while opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary rejected the results and claimed victory. Across the country, the mood is not one of celebration but of frustration, disbelief, and fear.
