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kobo
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 Posted - 20 Oct 2011 : 00:39:37
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1. Interesting translation of a French AFP news on African politics; as President Paul Biya seeks another term of SEVEN YEARS in Cameroun;
"The opposition rejected the results in advance of the presidential elections.
Great leaders of the opposition in Cameroon including John Fru Ndi, the main opponent of President Paul Biya in power since 1982, rejected Monday in advance the results of the October 9 presidential and called for protests if the election was not canceled.
"If the Constitutional Council refuses to cancel this sham election and continues to report the results, we call the people to come (...) massively demonstrate for their right to participate in free and fair elections," they said. Ten candidates including John Fru Ndi had already filed in a timely manner to the Supreme Court appeal eighteen partial or total cancellation of the presidential election, whose results must be announced before October 24.
The Minister for Relations with Parliament and Secretary General of the CPDM Owona Gregory is currently the only one who responded to the threat of the opposition. He said the state radio: "The Secretary-General (CPDM) has invited our members and supporters to remain mobilized and very vigilant, to accept the verdict of any kind." AFP."
2. ANOTHER PIECE FROM STRATEGIC OUTLOOK Cameroun’s Presidential Elections and Façade Democracy
QUOTED FROM 2. ABOVE:
"This trend of keeping the same leader from the authoritarian period of African history well into the 21st Century is evident in certain other countries as well, and is evidence of a sort of African political tradition: ‘façade democracy’. Authoritarianism has dressed itself up in democracy’s clothes, donning trappings such as elections, pseudo-freedom of expression and free open societies, all to hide the only too painful reality; that the people are not really in control of their destiny, nor are they being given the chance to become subjects in their own countries."
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kobo
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Posted - 24 Oct 2011 : 17:51:40
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"THE CHANGE WILL NOT COME THROUGH THE BALLOT BOX" IN CAMEROON AS Paul Biya Declared Winning With 77.98%
"The presidential election in one round which takes place Sunday, October 9 in Cameroon, has been described as "cacophony" by the opposition, who denounced delays to the opening in most polling stations in Yaounde and Douala. The counting began in the late afternoon, and results are expected in the night.
According Arido Narcisse, an election observer, member of an NGO African participation "is frankly very low" in the city of Douala. "However, where there were people, long queues, it was in the military in polling stations garrisons, he said. But we can not make true estimates that from the recounts. "
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Earlier in the day, the opposition Social Democratic Front (SDF) has denounced a "total cacophony." "Some offices opened late or have not yet opened. In addition, there are multiple votes by place . we heard an office in a municipality in the southwest of the country where there are only the ballots of the CPDM (Cameroon people's Democratic Movement, the party of President Paul Biya), "assured Joshua Osih, a Vice-President of the Social Democratic Front (SDF) opposition party.
On October 21, the Supreme Court of Cameroon Paul Biya declared winner of the October 9 presidential. The Sphinx will begin a sixth term without surprising anybody.
After rejecting claims of opposition candidates who want to cancel the presidential election, the Supreme Court announced the winner of the election on October 9. Paul Biya was re-elected as head of Cameroon with 77.98% of the vote. Thus, despite a record of more mixed, the outgoing president will begin his sixth term.
No surprise
All media agree that the vote of October 9 was without issue. In power since 1982, Paul Biya's victory was clear. Afrik.com evokes a re-election "no surprises" the outgoing president.
For the Observer Paalga, "Biya parade, the glory within." The daily from Burkina Faso suggests the length of the hearing (eight hours), which ended with the proclamation of victory (expected) Biya. The paper also criticizes the Supreme Court, "by wanting to maintain the suspense, gave birth to a mouse, or worse, a little mouse."
The Algerian daily El Watan said that the Cameroon of "Paul Françafrican the" figure "in the forefront of the most corrupt nations in the world." Many voices were raised against irregularities in the election.
"In a country where, long ago, the presidential elections are decided in advance and therefore no surprise," the Observer Paalga considers that "there is nothing new under the sun Biya, frauds have always been integral part of its system. The newspaper believes that the Burkinabe "Biya of Cameroon is not democratic."
Some opposition candidates claimed that the CPDM (Cameroon People's Democratic Movement) tried to buy voters. Jean-Jacques Ekindi said that members of the ruling party had offered money in some polling stations.
Cameroon Tribune is one of the few newspapers to celebrate the victory of the incumbent. Close to the government, the paper welcomes the re-election and suggests that "long-awaited moment" with complacency.
But what is the opposition?
Twenty-two. The number of candidates who sat for this presidential election. Faced with the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (DPRK) by Paul Biya, left sprawling located in every corner of the country, the opposition, disunited, had no chance.
More than Biya's re-election, which was not a shadow of a doubt is the incompetence of the opposition that the media were keen to emphasize. Instead of coming together early in the campaign, she decided to join forces after the vote to challenge the president.
On October 17, John Fru Ndi, Biya fierce opponent, and six other candidates have signed the Yaoundé Declaration, a text in which they reject in advance the results of the vote. The newspaper La Nouvelle Expression asks if the candidates of this Declaration are not "too different to be successful." He recalls in particular that the members of this coalition are "the same people who never come to an agreement" when the issue of "single application" is asked.
In a forum of the online newspaper Quotidien Mutations, Professor Hubert Mono Ndzana philosopher Cameroon wanted to defend the opponents who appeared for the presidency. The latter responded to an interview of the intellectual Achille Mbembe, in which he called the opposition a fool.
In its platform, Ndzana supports these candidates, he said, had all legitimacy in the political debate. The philosopher sails against the tide, arguing that the "level of this presidential election was high."
In South Africa, the Mail & Guardian has appealed to the intellectual Achille Mbembe mentioned above for comment on the president. The latter critique a fragmented opposition, short of ideas and money. For Mbembe, the change will not occur in Cameroon by the ballot box:
"It will not result in peaceful elections. Many people are disillusioned and realize that to get the change, we will have to go through violence. The problem is that there are no organizations in the country capable of organizing such a revolt. " TRANSLATED from Bitimrew.net |
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