Cameroon: applications for legislative elections close on 24 November
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Actu Cameroun
The convocation of Cameroon’s electorate for the legislative and municipal elections was signed on 9 November 2026. According to Actu Cameroun, the deadline for submitting candidacies is 24 November at 23:59, ahead of a campaign that will begin on 23 January 2027 for the 7 February 2027 poll.
The deadline for submitting candidacies for Cameroon’s legislative elections is 24 November 2026 at 23:59, according to Actu Cameroun. After this deadline, parties and candidates will no longer be able to finalise their lists.
The electoral campaign will begin on 23 January 2027 and last two weeks. Candidates will present their programmes for the municipalities and Parliament. The poll is scheduled for Sunday 7 February 2027, with different results timetables: municipal councillors will be proclaimed no later than 10 February, and deputies to the National Assembly no later than 22 February 2027, Actu Cameroun reports.
This step follows the signing, on 9 November, of the decree convoking the electorate by President Paul Biya.
