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PC001

Registration requirements for parties (Chamber 1)
Question:What are the registration requirements for political parties running for national elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s): d. No registration required
Comments:
Source: Electoral Code. https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/CM/cameroon-electoral-code-english-2012
Verified: 2018/11/07
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PC003

Registration requirements for candidates (Chamber 1)
Question:What are the legal qualifications to become a candidate at legislative elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s): a. Age
b. Citizenship
f. Registration
i. Minimum level of literacy
Comments: Any Cameroonian citizen, of either sex, who enjoys the right to vote and is entered on electoral registers, is aged 23 (twenty-three) years at the date of the election and can read and write English or French can be nominated as a candidate for election to the National Assembly.
Source: Electoral Code Chapter II section 156: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/CM/cameroon-electoral-code-english-2012
Verified: 2018/11/06
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PC008

Independent candidates
Question:Can independent candidates compete in presidential or legislative elections?
Answer(s): b. In presidential elections
Comments: Independent candidates can compete in presidential elections provided that they are supported with signatures of 300 personalities (30 personalities from each Region). In addition, candidates have to pay a deposit of 30,000,000 francs (45,735 euro).
Source: Electoral Code Chapter II section 121 (1): https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/CM/cameroon-electoral-code-english-2012
Verified: 2018/11/06
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PC012

Public funding of parties
Question:Do political parties receive direct/indirect public funding?
Answer(s): b. Direct
c. Indirect
Comments: They may receive public funding in the context of their missions, according to conditions fixed under this law
Source: Electoral Code Chapter X section 275 (3): https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/CM/cameroon-electoral-code-english-2012
Verified: 2018/11/07
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PC015


Question:What is the basis of the public funding?
Answer(s): b. Based on result of previous election
c. Based on current legislative representation
Comments: Funds reserved for political parties represented in the National Assembly, the Senate, the Regional Council and / or City Council, are allocated in proportion to their current legislative representation. In addition, there are funds allocated to political parties according to the number of votes obtained in the last elections, provided they have obtained at least 5% of the votes cast in at least one constituency.
Source: Electoral Code Chapter X section 281: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/CM/cameroon-electoral-code-english-2012
Verified: 2018/11/06
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PC017


Question:Are political parties entitled to private funding?
Answer: b. No
Comments: (1) It shall be forbidden for any political party to receive subsidies or funding from foreign persons, organizations, powers and/or States. (2) Conditions for the private funding of political parties and election and referendum campaigns shall be fixed by a special instrument.
Source: Electoral Code Chapter X section 278: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/CM/cameroon-electoral-code-english-2012
Verified: 2018/11/06
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