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Issa Tchiroma Bakary calls on Cameroon opposition to boycott 2027 vote

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Cameroonian opposition figure Issa Tchiroma Bakary, exiled in Gambia, calls on opposition parties to boycott the legislative and municipal elections on 7 February 2027, called by decree by Paul Biya on 9 November 2026. The FSNC leader considers the summons illegal and says the country has been in crisis since the presidential election of 12 October 2025, according to Actu Cameroun.

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