On Friday, October 17, 2025, ELECAM’s Electoral Council issued a public statement on the post-election process, aiming to assess the post-voting operations, reassure about the transparency of the vote count, and outline the next steps in the electoral process.
In Cameroon, the issue of transparency in publishing the results of the October 12, 2025 presidential election is a major challenge for ELECTIONS CAMEROON, the body responsible for managing elections in the country. During a press briefing on October 17 at its national headquarters in Yaoundé, the Chairman of the Electoral Council of elections cameroon emphasized that ELECAM is an independent body.
“The members of Elections Cameroon enjoy independence in the performance of their duties. In this regard, they do not receive instructions from any political or administrative authority.”
Chairman of the Electoral Council
In a context where some opposition candidates have publicly claimed victory without the official proclamation of results by the Constitutional Council, the Chairman of the Electoral Council clarified the electoral process and called for respect of the current electoral law.
“As of October 16, 2025, all reports from the 58 departmental supervision commissions across the entire national territory and the 108 local polling commissions from the diaspora have been submitted to the National Vote Tabulation Commission in accordance with the law. Finally, the National Vote Certification Commission, chaired by a member of the Constitutional Council, also includes two magistrates from the judiciary, appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, five representatives of the administration, five representatives of ELECAM, and one representative from each candidate. The report of these proceedings is transmitted to the Constitutional Council within a maximum period of five days. At the time of this communication, the work of this commission began today at the headquarters of the Constitutional Council; it has been in session since this morning.”
Chairman of the Electoral Council
All eyes are now on the Constitutional Council, which, according to the law, has 10 days to proclaim the official results of the presidential election. Meanwhile, ELECAM seeks to reassure about the transparency of the post-election process, which it claims is proceeding calmly and in strict compliance with electoral law.