Cameroon vote on 7 February meets two legal deadlines
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on StopBlaBlaCam
Cameroon’s legislative and municipal elections on 7 February 2027 meet the two deadlines set by the Electoral Code and the Constitution. The date notably respects the 20-day period before the end of the municipal term and the deadlines applicable to MPs, according to StopBlaBlaCam.
The choice of Sunday 7 February 2027 for Cameroon’s legislative and municipal elections meets the two deadlines set by the Electoral Code and the Constitution. The term of municipal councillors expires on 28 February 2027 and the municipal elections must be held no later than 20 days beforehand, while the legislative election must take place between 40 and 120 days after the expiry of the extension of MPs' term, set for 20 December 2026, according to Articles 169 of the Electoral Code and 15 of the Constitution.
7 February is also the last of the two possible Sundays for holding the two elections simultaneously, after 31 January. A postponement to a later date would have required a further extension of the municipal councillors' term, a possibility provided for by Article 170 of the Electoral Code, amended in April 2026 to remove the 18-month cap that previously applied.
