In Cameroon, regional elections will be held on Sunday. The big voters must nominate the 90 elected representatives for each of the ten regions, ie a total of 900 advisers. And one of the most important issues in this election is security.
On Sunday morning, some major voters have already come to vote, reports our special correspondent, Jeanne Richard. Security searches, wearing a mask, disinfecting your hands and taking a temperature are mandatory before you can vote, a strict protocol while no one in the city practices distance action. In accordance with the law, everyone receives compensation of FRF 50,000 for this vote.
In Basto’s general school in Yaoundé, where RFI is located, only the municipal council will vote. The traditional leaders’ polling stations are located elsewhere.
Let us remember that 70 regional councilors come from political parties at the level of each region and are elected by the city council and 20 regional councilors from traditional chiefs are elected by their comrades.
In several regions, the traditional chief has disqualified himself, it has ceased to be respected …
On the role of traditional leaders, listen to the analysis of Stéphane Akoa, researcher at the Paul Ango Ela Foundation for Geopolitics in Central Africa
If these big voters respect their political affiliation, the CPDM, the ruling party is assured of a landslide victory in the country. There are no surprises to expect when it comes to results.
One of the challenges with the vote: security
It will be necessary to monitor the English-speaking regions where the separatists have imposed curfews for a few days and threatened those who would be involved in the vote.
On social networks, the pictures that are already circulating empty streets in the cities of the two English-speaking regions.
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