Cameroon

Name: 2027 Cameroonian parliamentary election
Start: 2027
Location: Cameroon

Sub-Saharan Africa · Capital: Yaounde

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Upcoming elections

Parliamentary election
2027 Cameroonian parliamentary election
2027
Date expected
Wikidata Q86344438: 2025 Cameroonian parliamentary election Wikidata
2025 Cameroonian parliamentary election - point in time 2025-01-01
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
reference News report
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Parliamentary election
2028 Cameroonian senatorial election
202870 elected seats in the Senate
Indirect election: chosen by Regional and local authorities, not by a public vote.
Date expectedIndirect
senat.cm Official source
Seven elected by indirect universal suffrage on a Regional basis
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
cameroon-tribune.cm News report
The third legislative period (2023-2028) of the Senate officially begins today April 11, 2023
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Parliamentary election
2027 Cameroonian parliamentary election
Date to be announcedNational Assembly
Date expected

How Cameroon is governed

System of government: Unitary semi-presidential republic
senat.cm Official source
Seven elected by indirect universal suffrage on a Regional basis and Three (03) appointed by the President of the Republic.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
spm.gov.cm Official source
Elections Cameroon shall be an independent body responsible for the organisation, management and supervision of all election operations and referendums.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Head of state: President of the Republic
senat.cm Official source
Seven elected by indirect universal suffrage on a Regional basis and Three (03) appointed by the President of the Republic.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
spm.gov.cm Official source
Elections Cameroon shall be an independent body responsible for the organisation, management and supervision of all election operations and referendums.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Head of government: Prime Minister
senat.cm Official source
Seven elected by indirect universal suffrage on a Regional basis and Three (03) appointed by the President of the Republic.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
spm.gov.cm Official source
Elections Cameroon shall be an independent body responsible for the organisation, management and supervision of all election operations and referendums.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Voting age: 20
senat.cm Official source
Seven elected by indirect universal suffrage on a Regional basis and Three (03) appointed by the President of the Republic.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
spm.gov.cm Official source
Elections Cameroon shall be an independent body responsible for the organisation, management and supervision of all election operations and referendums.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Compulsory voting: No
senat.cm Official source
Seven elected by indirect universal suffrage on a Regional basis and Three (03) appointed by the President of the Republic.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
spm.gov.cm Official source
Elections Cameroon shall be an independent body responsible for the organisation, management and supervision of all election operations and referendums.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Electoral authority: Elections Cameroon (ELECAM)
senat.cm Official source
Seven elected by indirect universal suffrage on a Regional basis and Three (03) appointed by the President of the Republic.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
spm.gov.cm Official source
Elections Cameroon shall be an independent body responsible for the organisation, management and supervision of all election operations and referendums.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Legislature
senat.cm Official source
Seven elected by indirect universal suffrage on a Regional basis and Three (03) appointed by the President of the Republic.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
spm.gov.cm Official source
Elections Cameroon shall be an independent body responsible for the organisation, management and supervision of all election operations and referendums.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

National Assembly 180 seats · 5-year term · Mixed single-round system combining majority voting and proportional representation; members are elected by direct and secret universal suffrage.
Senate 100 seats · 5-year term · 70 senators are elected by indirect universal suffrage on a regional basis; 30 are appointed by the President of the Republic.

The President is directly elected for a seven-year term and is eligible for re-election. The Prime Minister is appointed by the President; the Senate is only partly elected, with 70 senators chosen indirectly and 30 appointed by the President.

senat.cm Official source

Seven elected by indirect universal suffrage on a Regional basis and Three (03) appointed by the President of the Republic.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

spm.gov.cm Official source

Elections Cameroon shall be an independent body responsible for the organisation, management and supervision of all election operations and referendums.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Elected offices

President of the Republic head of state · 1 seats · 7-year term · Direct, equal and secret universal suffrage; elected by majority of votes cast in a single round.

Past elections

Newest first. Results are as the sources published them.

Presidential election
2025 Cameroonian presidential election
12 October 202512 months agoPresident of Cameroon
Held Final results
Wikidata Q83965747: 2025 Cameroonian presidential election Wikidata
2025 Cameroonian presidential election - point in time 2025-10-12
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Parliamentary election
2023 Cameroon senatorial election
12 March 20234 years ago70 elected seats in the Senate
Indirect election: chosen by Municipal and regional councillors, not by a public vote.
HeldIndirect Final results
Wikidata Q116786815: 2023 Cameroon senatorial election Wikidata
2023 Cameroon senatorial election - point in time 2023-03-12
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Parliamentary election
2020 Cameroonian parliamentary election (rerun)
22 March 20207 years agoNational Assembly seats in invalidated constituencies
Held Final results
data.ipu.org News report
The RDPC/CPDM won 139 seats in February and all the 13 seats at stake in repeated elections held on 22 March
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Parliamentary election
2020 Cameroonian parliamentary election
9 February 20207 years agoNational Assembly
Held Final results
Wikidata Q51134569: 2020 Cameroonian parliamentary election Wikidata
2020 Cameroonian parliamentary election - point in time 2020-02-09
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Presidential election
2018 Cameroonian presidential election
7 October 20188 years ago
Held
Wikidata Q39060151: 2018 Cameroonian presidential election Wikidata
2018 Cameroonian presidential election - point in time 2018-10-07
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0

Results

The latest elections with a result table. Provisional figures can change until the count is certified.

2025 Cameroonian presidential election

12 October 2025 Final resultsTurnout 57.8%

Share of the vote (%): all 5 lines, as in the table

Results of 2025 Cameroonian presidential election
Party or candidate	Votes	Share	Source
Paul Biya (Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (RDPC/CPDM)) Elected	2,474,179	53.7%	apnews.com News report The Constitutional Council said Biya received 53.66% of votes while former ally Issa Tchiroma Bakary got 35.19%. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 dgtcfm.cm News report Out of a total of 8,082,692 registered voters, the election recorded a turnout rate of 57.76% Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Issa Tchiroma Bakary (Cameroon National Salvation Front (FSNC))	1,622,334	35.2%	apnews.com News report The Constitutional Council said Biya received 53.66% of votes while former ally Issa Tchiroma Bakary got 35.19%. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 dgtcfm.cm News report Out of a total of 8,082,692 registered voters, the election recorded a turnout rate of 57.76% Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Cabral Libii Li Ngue Ngue (Cameroon Party for National Reconciliation (PCRN))	157,568	3.4%	apnews.com News report The Constitutional Council said Biya received 53.66% of votes while former ally Issa Tchiroma Bakary got 35.19%. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 dgtcfm.cm News report Out of a total of 8,082,692 registered voters, the election recorded a turnout rate of 57.76% Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Bello Bouba Maigari (National Union for Democracy and Progress (UNDP))	112,758	2.5%	apnews.com News report The Constitutional Council said Biya received 53.66% of votes while former ally Issa Tchiroma Bakary got 35.19%. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 dgtcfm.cm News report Out of a total of 8,082,692 registered voters, the election recorded a turnout rate of 57.76% Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Hermine Patricia Tomaino Ndam Njoya (Cameroon Democratic Union (UDC))	76,721	1.7%	apnews.com News report The Constitutional Council said Biya received 53.66% of votes while former ally Issa Tchiroma Bakary got 35.19%. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 dgtcfm.cm News report Out of a total of 8,082,692 registered voters, the election recorded a turnout rate of 57.76% Recorded 8 Oct 2026

2023 Cameroon senatorial election · 12 March 2023

Final results

Results of 2023 Cameroon senatorial election
Party or candidate	Seats	Source
Cameroon People's Democratic Rally (Cameroon People's Democratic Rally (RDPC/CPDM)) Elected	70	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia The ruling Cameroon People's Democratic Rally won all the seats. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 data.ipu.org News report Number of seats at stake 70 Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Open 2023 Cameroon senatorial election

2020 Cameroonian parliamentary election (rerun) · 22 March 2020

Final results

Results of 2020 Cameroonian parliamentary election (rerun)
Party or candidate	Seats	Source
Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (RDPC/CPDM)) Elected	13	data.ipu.org News report The RDPC/CPDM won 139 seats in February and all the 13 seats at stake in repeated elections held on 22 March Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Open 2020 Cameroonian parliamentary election (rerun)

Cameroon in numbers

From the World Bank, each with the year it is from.

Sources

Every fact above links to the page it came from. Last checked 8 October 2026 (UTC).

senat.cmOfficial source
spm.gov.cmOfficial source
Wikidata Q39060151: 2018 Cameroonian presidential electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q51134569: 2020 Cameroonian parliamentary electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q116786815: 2023 Cameroon senatorial electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q83965747: 2025 Cameroonian presidential electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q86344438: 2025 Cameroonian parliamentary electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
en.wikipedia.orgWikipedia · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
apnews.comNews report
assnat.cmNews report
cameroon-tribune.cmNews report
data.ipu.orgNews report
data.ipu.orgNews report
data.ipu.orgNews report
dgtcfm.cmNews report
referenceNews report fr.journalducameroun.com
prc.cmNews report
prc.cmNews report

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