October 12 poll: Judgment Day!.

But unlike in previous presidential elections, the one of this year bores a special significance with tension already palpable nationwide. 

The results of the election had been rumoured to be announced on Thursday October 23.

Millions of citizens had stocked homes, preparing for the worse but the Constitutional Council, through its president, Clement Atangana, issued a release announcing the proclamation of the results for today.

The announcement pushed the uncertainties surrounding the election to today. 

Given the calls for protests and counter calls for peace, echoing from all corners of the Republic today’s results announcement has left many in panic mood. 

For many, this Monday October 27, has been described as the Monday of all Mondays. 

In readiness for today’s results proclamation, the country’s security apparatus has been activated on all cylinders. Anti-riot police and gendarme officers have in the last few days have been stationed in major junctions across towns and cities nationwide, signaling the unpredictability of the times.

Actions breeding tension

At the origin of the uncomfortable atmosphere across the nation are incidents of what many voters claim were pockets of irregularities that marred the exercise of the October 12. 

Candidate Issa Tchiroma of the Cameroon National Salvation Front, FSNC, worsened the situation, when he claimed victory on Monday October 13.

Since then, he has made repeated announcements, insisting that he won the election, reiterating that he is not backing down. 

His pronouncements have seen record number of persons pouring to the streets, especially in the Northern Regions in support of Tchiroma’s victory claim.

The regime has since then been working on several fronts to frustrate what it says are threats to peace and public order. Among these measures have been multiple calls for peace nationwide, administrative acts banning public gatherings, pro-peace demonstrations and multiple arrests. 

The mix of several things happening in quick succession, have left the country in the face of an uncertain tide. 

Analysts say it is the uncertain tide that has seen members of government, traditional rulers, religious figures and organisations warning of the dangers of violence.

 How digested such messages have been among the people will be seen in the turn of things in the coming days.

Will Constitutional Council relay social media results?

With all eyes on the Constitutional Council today, what has left pundits worried are unofficial results of the election that have been in the public space for over a week. 

The figures that were widely circulated on social media had put incumbent Paul Biya as winner, with 53.66 percent corresponding to 2.474.179 of votes cast.

FSNC candidate, lssa Tchiroma, who has stayed on the lane of self-proclaimed winner, is in the ranking of the unofficial results from unknown sources, placed second, with 35.19 percent; representing 1.622334 votes cast. 

Cabral Libii of the Cameroonian Party for National Reconciliation, PCRN, is in the statistics flying on social media, ranked third with 3.41 representing; 157,568 percent of votes and Bello Bouba Maigari of the National Union for Democracy and Progress, UNDP 2.45 percent and 112.758 of votes 

In the same messages, Hermine Tomaino Ndam Njoya of the Cameroon Democratic Union, CDU, is pegged on 5th position with 76,721 votes amounting to 1.66 percent; Osih Joshua of the Social Democratic Front, SDF is placed sixth with 55,841 votes and 1.21 percent.

Ateki Seta Caxton of the Liberal Alliance Party, PAL, who dropped out of the race in support of Bello Bouba the same anonymous message indicated, scored 39,835 votes cast amounting to o.87 percent. 

He is ranked 7th while Hiram Iyodi of the Cameroon Democratic Front, FDC, is placed on the eight spot with 0.40 percent being 18.828 votes. 

Serge Espoir Matomba of the United People for Social Renovation Party, PURS, the same unofficial results indicate, is put on the eight spot with 15,925 votes representing 0.35 percent of votes cast. 

On the ninth position is Bougha Hagbe of the MCNC with 13,612 votes which is 0.30 percent of votes cast. 

Pierre Kwemo of the United Socialist Movement, UMS, is attributed 12, 873 votes, converted to represent 0.28 percent of votes cast while Akere Muna of the UNIVERS party who also dropped out of the race to support Bello Bouba scored 10.252 votes translated to 0.22 percent of votes cast. Akere is ranked last.

It is left to be seen if the figures Clement Atangana will proclaim today are exactly what had been in circulation or something different.

This article was first published in The Guardian Post Edition No:3607 of Monday October 26, 2025