2013 Cameroonian parliamentary election

2013 parliament election in Cameroon Cameroon 2007 2020 30 September 2013 All 180 seats in the National Assembly 91 76.79% (12.76pp) Cameroon People's Democratic Movement Paul Biya 63.52 148 153 Social Democratic Front (Cameroon) John Fru Ndi 12.65 18 16 UNDP Bello Bouba Maigari 11.89 5 6 Cameroon Renaissance Movement Maurice Kamto 3.54 1 New Cameroon Democratic Union Adamou Ndam Njoya 1.79 4 4 Union of the Peoples of Cameroon Pierre Sende 1.71 3 0 Movement for the Defence of the Republic Dakolé Daïssala 0.80 1 0 Prime Minister Philémon Yang RDPC Philémon Yang RDPC Parliamentary elections were held in Cameroon on 30 September 2013, alongside local elections.Cameroon election date set after year of delay Fox News, 2 July 2013 They were originally scheduled for July 2012, February 2013 and July 2013, but were repeatedly postponed.Cameroun : pas d'élections locales avant juillet 2013 RFI, 1 June 2012 fr Background Following a controversial presidential election in 2011, Islamic and Christian leaders met with Samuel Fonkam Azu'u, the head of the electoral commission ELECAM, in order to push for reforms demanded by the opposition. The measures included: biometric registration of voters as the previous election had multiple and non-existing voters,'Dead people' voted in Cameroon election The Telegraph, 23 October 2011 a single ballot paper for presidential elections, eligibility of independent candidates, eligibility of 18-year-olds to vote from the current 20 minimum requirement, recompilation of voter registers, two-round presidential election, establishing an electoral calendar, "harmonisation" of electoral laws and a "truly independent" electoral commission. Azu'u and Prime Minister Philemon Yang then worked with leaders of various political parties, religions, traditional groups' leaders and foreign service officers to create an electoral code. Modibo Bouba Bello, the vice president of the Islamic Council, said that "it is our duty as servants of Allah to ensure that truth, transparency and justice reigns in our country, and this begins with elections in which every ballot counts," while he was supported by Reverend Sebastian Wongo Behong, the secretary general of the Cameroon Episcopal Conference, and Reverend Robert Ngoyek, the president of the Council of Protestant Churches. Behong said that "many democratising countries have frequently gone into chaos because of badly-organized elections. [The] electoral malpractices that are frequently observed in Cameroon could be leading the country towards a precipice."Muslims and Christians in Cameroon support electoral reform ENI News, 30 March 2012 Results Official results were announced on 17 October 2013, showing that the ruling Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (RDPC) had again won an overwhelming majority of seats in the National Assembly. The RDPC won 148 out of 180 seats, a slight decrease from the number of seats it won in 2007, while the main opposition party, the Social Democratic Front, won 18 seats, a slight increase.Cameroon ruling party wins another massive majority in parliament AFP, 17 October 2013Cameroun: le parti au pouvoir de Paul Biya remporte haut la main les législatives Radio France Internationale, 17 October 2013 fr The National Union for Democracy and Progress (UNDP) won five seats and the Cameroon Democratic Union (UDC) won four. The Union of the Peoples of Cameroon (UPC) and the Movement for the Defense of the Republic (MDR), two smaller parties which had been absent from the National Assembly for a time, regained representation; the UPC won three seats and the MDR obtained a single seat. One seat was also won by the Cameroon Renaissance Movement, which obtained parliamentary representation for the first time. File:Cameroun Assemblée nationale 2013.svg Cameroon People's Democratic Movement 2555689 148 –5 Social Democratic Front 508901 18 +2 National Union for Democracy and Progress 478503 5 –1 Cameroon Renaissance Movement 142620 1 New Cameroon Democratic Union 71926 4 0 Union of the Peoples of Cameroon 68949 3 +3 National Alliance for Democracy and Progress 34338 0 0 Movement for the Defence of the Republic 32218 1 +1 Cameroon National Salvation Front 28339 0 New People's Action Party 18589 0 New African Movement for New Independence and Democracy 15771 0 0 Progressive Movement 14126 0 –1 Democratic Patriots for the Development of Cameroon 10386 0 New Cameroonian National Civic Movement 8130 0 New Movement for Democracy and Progress 5574 0 0 Alliance for Democracy and Development 4487 0 0 Movement for the Liberation and Development of Cameroon 4481 0 New United People for Social Revolution 4086 0 New Bloc for the Reconstruction and Economic Independence of Cameroon 3421 0 New Action for Meritocracy and Equal Opportunities 3088 0 New Cameroon Democratic Party 2277 0 New Union of Democratic Forces of Cameroon 1608 0 0 United Front of Cameroon 1481 0 New Democratic Public Opinion of Cameroon 1244 0 New Republican Patriotic Front 994 0 New Cameroonian National Congress 766 0 New United Democratic Party 685 0 New Unified Socialist Party 380 0 0 National Movement for the Progress of Cameroon 236 0 0 0 185503 5481226 Elections CameroonGeneral Report on the Conduct of the Twin Legislative and Municipal Elections of 30 September, 2013 https://portail.elecam.cm/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2013-RAPPRT-ELECTIONS-COUPLEES-2013-Ang-Final.pdf Elections Cameroon 90 PDF Aftermath When the National Assembly began meeting for its new parliamentary term, Cavaye Yeguié Djibril, an RDPC deputy, was re-elected as President of the National Assembly on 4 November 2013. Cavayé received the votes of 150 deputies, while 23 deputies cast invalid votes. Hilarion Etong, another RDPC deputy, was also re-elected as First Vice-President. Jean-Bernard Ndongo Essomba was retained in his post as President of the RDPC Parliamentary Group, while Joseph Banadzem was retained in his post as President of the SDF Parliamentary Group.Cavaye Yeguié Djibril rempile au perchoir Cameroon Tribune, 4 November 2013 fr The remainder of the National Assembly's bureau was elected on 5 November: five vice presidents, four quaestors, and 12 secretaries. Four of the vice presidents were RDPC deputies, while one was an SDF deputy. Three of the quaestors were RDPC deputies, while one was an SDF deputy. 10 of the secretaries were RDPC deputies, while one was a UNDP deputy and one was a UDC deputy.National Assembly: Permanent Bureau ready for work Cameroon Tribune, 6 November 2013 References Category:Parliamentary elections in Cameroon Cameroon Parliamentary