On the 27th, Cameroon's Constitutional Council announced that the ruling Cameroonian People's Democratic Movement's candidate and incumbent president, Paul Biya, won the election and was re-elected as Cameroon's president for the 8th consecutive time.
Cameroon held its presidential election on October 12, with 12 candidates including Biya participating. More than 8 million voters were registered for this election, with over 31,000 polling stations set up nationwide and 108 polling stations established overseas.
According to the Constitutional Council's statistics, Biya received 53.66% of the votes, while opposition candidate and one of Biya's main challengers in this election, Chi Roma, received 35.19% of the votes.
The Cameroonian presidential election is conducted by nationwide direct vote, and the candidate with the most votes wins. The presidential term is 7 years, with no term limits.
Biya was born in 1933 and is now 92 years old. He has served as Cameroon's president since 1982.