Cameroon commenced voting in its regional elections on Sunday, November 30, with polling stations opening nationwide at 8 a.m. local time and scheduled to close at 6 p.m.
Municipal councilors and traditional rulers—who make up the country’s electoral college—turned out across major cities including Yaounde and Douala, where officials from Elections Cameroon reported a smooth start to the process.
Voting took place across all 58 divisional headquarters, as electors prepared to choose 900 regional councilors, allocating 90 representatives to each of the nation’s 10 regions for a five-year mandate.
The ruling Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement presented candidates in all constituencies and is running unopposed in several areas, reflecting its dominant political position.
This marks the country’s second regional election since the inaugural vote in 2020, a milestone in Cameroon’s ongoing decentralisation efforts. Scenes from Bangante and other towns captured voters verifying their names, ballot papers being issued, and officials undertaking early vote counts—an orchestration of civic duty that underscores the government’s commitment to strengthening local governance structures.