Cameroon: Presidential rival calls for protests ahead of election results

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Former government minister and presidential hopeful Issa Tchiroma Bakary called on Cameroonians Wednesday to protest if the Constitutional Council announces “falsified and distorted results” in the hotly contested poll.

Incumbent Paul Biya, 92, is seeking an eighth term to extend his 43-year rule following the October 12 contest which already faces allegations of “electoral fraud” and “irregularities”.Supporters of Tchiroma, who according to his own tally won 54.8 percent of the votes against Biya’s 31.3 percent, have sporadically taken to the streets since last week to claim victory in the presidential election. Vanguard