2027 elections: every brief

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Cameroon's electoral administration is working through the annual revision of the voter register that will serve as the base for legislative and municipal elections in February 2027. The provisional lists published on 15 October opened a rectification period, and the revised file moves from the regions to Yaounde before a national list is published on 30 December. The register stood at 8,238,778 voters at 31 August 2026, with 252,830 new registrations in the revision.

The desk has published 15 briefs in this storyline, the most recent on 28 October 2026: Babba urges opposition coalition to turn legislative vote into referendum on Biya.

Key dates

  • Presidential election held. The Constitutional Council proclaims Paul Biya the winner on 27 October and he takes the oath on 6 November.
  • ELECAM closes the annual revision campaign. The unrevised national electoral file stands at 8,238,778 voters.
  • Director general of elections Erik Essousse reports 252,830 new registrations, including 169,225 young people and 176 people living with a disability.
  • ELECAM publishes provisional voter lists at communal offices in all 360 communes, five days before the deadline set by article 78(2) of the electoral code.
  • Rectification period ends. Voters may petition the local revision commission or the departmental supervision commission.
  • The revised file is due at the general directorate of elections from the regional delegations of ELECAM.
  • The director general of elections publishes the national electoral list.
  • Legislative and municipal elections are expected in February 2027, on a date to be set by decree.

Every brief in this storyline

  1. Babba urges opposition coalition to turn legislative vote into referendum on Biya
  2. FSNC suspension holds as Tchiroma stays abroad and party weighs court challenge
  3. Tchiroma Bakary thanks supporters for documentaries contesting 2025 election
  4. Abdouraman Babba sets out ten pledges for opposition election victory
  5. Cameroon caps doctoral admissions at 815 places for 2026-2027
  6. Fame Ndongo opens preparations for 2027 CAMES summit in Yaounde
  7. [UPDATE]: RDPC circular sets 6 November 2026 celebrations and points to elections
  8. US shipbuilder Metal Shark wins $1.2m contract to supply Cameroon patrol boat
  9. Babba says Cameroon’s electoral calendar is a state secret
  10. Hiram Samuel Iyodi announces candidacy in Littoral legislative and municipal races
  11. SDF cadre Moise Nguidjol says party is ready for 2027 elections
  12. BEAC sets 31 October 2027 deadline to exchange old coins
  13. ELECAM publishes provisional voter lists in all 360 communes
  14. [UPDATE]: FDC says budget circular omission confirms early 2027 elections
  15. A year after Biya’s proclamation, a jurist argues the result can still be reopened

Last updated: 2 November 2026