Cameroon
Description of Electoral System:
(Copurtesy of IFES Election guide)
The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 7-year term. In the National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale) 180 members are elected by direct popular vote to serve 5-year terms. The president can either lengthen or shorten the term of the legislature.
Electoral Systems Snapshot
(Courtesy of International IDEA)
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| Electoral System for National Legislature | PBV |
| Type | Plurality/Majority |
| Tiers | |
| Legislature Size (Directly elected, voting members) | 180, 180 |
| Electoral System for President | FPTP |
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Politics of Cameroon
(courtesy of wikipedia)
DID YOU KNOW?
In 1961, the country held a referendum about joining Nigeria or creating the republic of Cameroon.
Politics of Cameroon takes place in a framework of a unitary presidential republic, whereby the President of
Cameroon is both head of
state and head
of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. Executive power is
exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the National Assembly of Cameroon.
Cameroon
Cameroon: Case Study on electoral management body
Cameroon - Wall Calendar 1997
