Democracy Ratings
| Freedom House 2018 |
Score: 6 out of 7 (where lower scores are more democratic) |
Freedom Status: Not Free |
|---|---|---|
| EIU Democracy Index 2017 |
Score: 7.88 out of 10 (where higher scores are more democratic) |
World Ranking: -130 |
| Polity IV 2016 |
Score: -4 (from -10 to 10, where higher scores are more democratic) |
Category: Closed Anocracy |
Political System
| System of Government | Presidential system, with prime minister |
|---|---|
| Presidential Electoral System | Two Round System |
| Last Presidential Election | 2011 |
| Next Presidential Election | 2018 |
| Presidential Term Limits | No term limit (removed in 2008) |
| System of Appointment to Legislature |
Lower Chamber: First past the post in single-member constituencies. Mixture in multi-member constituencies: parties with over 50% get all seats. Alternatively, those with most get half of the constituency seats, with rest distributed through the largest remainder. Upper Chamber: 70 indirectly elected through municipal councils. 30 appointed by the President. |
| Last Legislative Election |
2013 |
| Next Legislative Election |
2018 |
| Number of Seats in Legislature | Lower Chamber: 180
Upper Chamber: 100 |
| Female quota, representation in lower house | No Legislated Quotas |
Results
| Last presidential election (2011) | ||
| Candidate (Party) | Votes (%) | |
| 1st round | 2nd Round not Needed | |
| Paul Biya | 77.99 | |
| John Fru Ndi Ni | 10.71 | |
| Garga Haman Adji | 3.21 | |
| Adamou Ndam Njoya | 1.73 | |
| Paul Abine Ayah | 1.26 | |
| Edith Kahbang Walla | 0.72 | |
| Albert Dzongang | 0.55 | |
| Jean de Dieu Momo | 0.49 | |
| Jean-Jacques Ekindi | 0.45 | |
| Bernard Muna | 0.38 | |
| Esther Dang | 0.33 | |
| Olivier Anicet Bilé | 0.31 | |
| Anicet Ekane | 0.23 | |
| Victorin Hameni Bieuleu | 0.22 | |
| Fritz Pierre Ngo | 0.19 | |
| Jean Njeunga | 0.19 | |
| Isaac Feuzeu | 0.19 | |
| Hubert Kamgang | 0.17 | |
| Simon Pierre Atangana Nsoe | 0.17 | |
| Marcus Lontouo | 0.16 | |
| George Dobgima Nyamndi | 0.12 | |
| Joachim Tabi Owono | 0.12 | |
| Daniel Soh Fone | 0.1 | |
| Last legislative election (2013) | ||
| Party | Votes (%) | Seats |
| Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement | 82.2 | 148 |
| Social Democratic Front | 10.0 | 18 |
| National Union for Democracy and Progress | 2.8 | 5 |
| Cameroon Democratic Union | 2.2 | 4 |
| Union of the Peoples of Cameroon | 1.7 | 3 |
| Cameroon Renaissance Movement | 0.6 | 1 |
| Movement for the Defence of the Republic | 0.6 | 1 |
| 22 other parties | 0.0 | 0 |
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