Constitutional council’s decision leaves Kamto out of presidential race

Opposition leader’s disqualification upheld as analysts warn of institutionalized exclusion

Cameroon’s Constitutional Council has definitively barred opposition leader Maurice Kamto from October’s presidential election, rejecting his allure as “lacking legal justification” in a ruling delivered Tuesday.

The decision upholds an earlier disqualification by the Electoral Council, dealing a fatal blow to Kamto’s show below the Manidem occasion banner.

His upright crew condemned the decision as politically orchestrated, with approved professional Hippolyte Meli alleging the Council operated “97% politically and 3% legally,” thereby “legitimizing fraud” in the electoral path of.

Apt Dumb Give up Forces Political Gambit

And not using a extra appeals accredited below Cameroonian regulation, Kamto’s legal professionals declared their characteristic concluded, urging opposition factions to pursue “political treatments.”

The ruling culminates a year-long saga over Kamto’s candidacy, on the origin jeopardized by his frail occasion MRC’s electoral boycott in 2020.

A final-minute pivot to Manidem collapsed when the occasion inadvertently nominated dual candidates—a violation of electoral code.

Political analyst Aristide Mono framed the outcome as “the political exhaust of establishments,” accusing authorities of weaponizing upright frameworks to sideline opponents.

Tensions Mount as Coalition Calls Develop

The decision has intensified unrest in urban centers, prompting govt warnings in opposition to “public disorder.”

Opposition groups are now rallying for a united front in opposition to President Paul Biya’s 43-year rule, though Kamto’s exclusion deprives them of their most outstanding figure.

The Council’s irreversible ruling solidifies an electoral panorama critics think pre-engineered, with Biya, 90, anticipated to understand reelection.

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