ELECAM Proclaims Lists Retained For Twin Municipal and Legislative Elections

The long wait at the headquarters of Elections Cameroon, ELECAM in Yaounde, ended at about 8pm.

Electoral board members took position in the tent that had been set up for the declaration of lists of political parties retained or rejected for the twin legislative and municipal elections, scheduled for February 9, 2020 ended.

The chairman of the board, Enow Abrams Egbe revealed that 470 lists were filed by 35 political parties for the February 9, 2020 Legislative elections. 451 lists were accepted.

Electoral board of ELECAM rejected 17 lists of candidates from 10 political parties, for non payment of caution, non respect of gender and sociological balance, no declaration on honour or tax certificates.

During the proclamation some party leaders jumped in celebration after their lists were retained. CPD party of leader Benz Bate Enow was joy as party was retained to run for municipal elections in Manyu and Lebialem a similar reaction was staged by Duval Ebale, leader of PRP party after his list for municipal election in Yaounde IV was retained by Electoral Board of ELECAM.

In the municipal elections, 592 lists were deposited, 549 were accepted and 53 rejected.

The UPC party will not take part in the twin elections of February 9, 2020 except otherwise decided by the Constitutional Council or the competent courts. All their lists were rejected for depositing two lists for the same election

CPDM deputy Secretary General, Gregoire Owona said that the party will petition the Constitutional Council following reject of some of their lists.
Dozens of media men and woman covered the publication of list of candidates and political parties retained for the twin municipal and legislative elections of February 9, 2020 by the electoral board of ELECAM.

Elvis Teke

Elvis Teke

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