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 Natural 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)
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.
DID YOU KNOW?
In 1961, the country held a referendum about joining Nigeria or creating the republic of Cameroon.
Cameroon
Cameroon: Case Study on electoral management body
Cameroon - Wall Calendar 1997
