October 9, 2025Open Access

Unwavering Loyalty

Key Points

The Cameroonian Constitutional Council's decision effectively removes Maurice Kamto from the race.
This ruling raises concerns about judicial formalism and its implications for democracy in Cameroon.
The resolution by the elections management body highlights the issue of selective adherence to rules.
The constitutional council's actions suggest potential bias against opposition candidates in future elections.

Abstract

On 5 August 2025, the Cameroonian Constitutional Council upheld a Resolution made by Cameroon’s elections management body to exclude opposition leader Maurice Kamto from the presidential election scheduled for 12 October 2025. The decision effectively eliminates the strongest opposition contender from the race and was misguided by its narrow formalism. While judicial formalism may, in some cases, be defensible for the sake of certainty and predictability, the Constitutional Council’s selective adherence to it makes its motivation questionable.

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Laura-Stella Enonchong (Tue,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e70db790569dd607ee6515 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.59704/81e24ba94d004fa3

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