Who will win the 2025 Cameroonian presidential election?
Closing Nov 3, 2025 08:01AM (in 7 months)
Paul Biya, the 92-year-old incumbent who has been president of Cameroon since 1982, is running for reelection in the country's 2025 presidential election amid a fragmented opposition (Africa Center for Strategic Studies, Deutsche Welle, Crux). In 2024, Cameroon's parliament extended its term, thereby postponing legislative elections from March 2025 to March 2026 (AOL [Reuters], Deutsche Welle). An independent endorsed by a political party counts as a candidate of that political party. As of the launch of this question, the next Cameroonian presidential election was scheduled for 5 October 2025 (Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa). The question will close early if the presidential election is canceled or postponed to a date after 31 October 2025.
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| Possible Answer | Crowd Forecast | Change in last 24 hours | Change in last week | Change in last month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Biya | 72.50% | +1.30% | +1.30% | +16.30% |
| A Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM) candidate other than Paul Biya | 17.60% | -0.80% | -0.80% | -11.90% |
| Someone else | 4.20% | -0.50% | -0.50% | -7.00% |
| No presidential election will be held before 3 November 2025 | 5.70% | 0% | 0% | +2.60% |