2027 legislative elections: Pierre Emmanuel Binyam of the MRC stands in Douala
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Actu Cameroun
Pierre Emmanuel Binyam, a senior member of the opposition Cameroon Renaissance Movement (MRC), has officially declared his candidacy for the 7 February 2027 legislative elections in Wouri-Est. According to Actu Cameroun, this constituency, which covers two districts of Douala, will be fiercely contested for its four seats; Hervé Nkom of the Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement (RDPC) has announced his candidacy.
Pierre Emmanuel Binyam, one of the senior figures in the Cameroon Renaissance Movement (MRC), an opposition party, has officially declared his candidacy for the 7 February 2027 legislative elections in the Wouri-Est constituency, in Douala. He announces this on his Facebook page and writes that he declared his candidacy as early as 11 February, without having changed his decision.
A former presidential candidate for the MRC, he intends to win one of the four seats in the constituency, which covers the 3rd and 5th districts of Douala and is being contested by several parties. Other MRC candidates have already declared. Hervé Nkom, a senior member of the Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement (RDPC), had also announced his intention to stand several months ago.
This candidacy comes five days after the decree by Paul Biya convening the electorate, signed on 9 November. The deadline for legislative candidacies is set for 24 November.
