2025 Cameroonian parliamentary election explained

Election Name:2025 Cameroonian parliamentary election
Country:Cameroon
Ongoing:yes
Previous Election:2020
Election Date:TBA
Seats For Election:All 180 seats in the National Assembly
Majority Seats:90
Party1:Cameroon People's Democratic Movement
Leader1:Paul Biya
Current Seats1:149
Last Election1:139
Party2:National Union for Democracy and Progress (Cameroon)
Leader2:Bello Bouba Maigari
Current Seats2:7
Last Election2:5
Party3:Social Democratic Front (Cameroon)
Leader3:Joshua Osih
Current Seats3:6
Last Election3:5
Party5:CPNC
Colour5:
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Leader5:Cabral Libii
Current Seats5:5
Last Election5:5
Party6:Cameroon Democratic Union
Leader6:Patricia Tomaïno Ndam Njoya
Current Seats6:4
Last Election6:4
Party7:Front for the National Salvation of Cameroon
Leader7:Issa Tchiroma
Current Seats7:3
Last Election7:3
Party8:Movement for the Defence of the Republic
Leader8:Dakolé Daïssala
Current Seats8:2
Last Election8:2
Party9:Union of Socialist Movements
Leader9:Pierre Kwemo
Current Seats9:2
Last Election9:2
Prime Minister
Before Election:Joseph Ngute
Before Party:RDPC

Parliamentary elections are due to be held in Cameroon in 2025.[1]

Electoral system

The 180 members of the National Assembly are elected from 58 single- and multi-member constituencies based on the departments.[2] In single-member constituencies, first-past-the-post voting is used. In multi-member constituencies, a modified form of closed list proportional representation is used, in which a party receiving over 50% of the vote in a constituency wins all the seats, but if no party receives over 50% of the vote, the party with the most votes is awarded half the seats and any other party receiving over 5% of the vote receives a proportional share of the remaining half of the seats based on the largest remainder method and Hare quota.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: EISA's Comprehensive African election calendar. 2023-03-31. EISA.
  2. http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2053_B.htm Electoral system
  3. http://www.electionpassport.com/electoral-systems/cameroon/ Cameroon