In Cameroon, Paul Biya's candidacy divides his party

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In Cameroon, Paul Biya's candidacy divides his party  In Cameroon, unease has been shaking the ruling party for several weeks now. Ministers and party officials are now openly displaying their disagreements over a possible candidacy of President Paul Biya for the upcoming October elections.   READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/07/10/in-cameroon-paul-biyas-candidacy-divides-his-party  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00Cameroon's ruling party has had an uneasy few weeks, with ministers and party officials

00:05in open disagreement about the candidacy of President Paul Beer in the upcoming October

00:11election. Residents of the capital say the country's no longer being governed.

00:16I think it may be a political tactic within the CPDM, which today finds itself in a difficult

00:23position.

00:24This internal battle says it all, and we can say that the country's no longer governed

00:31because there's no leader to bang their fist on the table. The silence of the President

00:36of the Republic is what's causing all this disorder.

00:40The turmoil is unprecedented for the party, and has started raising questions about the

00:46CPDM's legitimacy.

00:48We have Mr. Sadi, for example, who doesn't know what to say, and Mr. Jacques Famé-Nodongo

00:56trying to reassure people. But in reality, Cameroonians are not fooled. Even more so, party members

01:04themselves don't know who to turn to. And what's most dangerous in this kind of situation

01:09is that everything depends on just one man. We're left wondering, in such circumstances,

01:16does this kind of party even still have the legitimacy to speak on behalf of the people,

01:22when they can't even agree or speak with one voice internally?

01:30Atagana says the party is on the verge of implosion, as its top officials have shown their

01:36limits and inability to prepare a successor.

01:40The chaos we're witnessing in the CPDM lately can be explained by three factors. First,

01:48the absence of a clear direction. Second, the lack of an identified successor. And third,

01:54the fear of a power vacuum at the top.

02:01According to Atagana, political transition is now inevitable before October's election.

02:08The voices that once remained silent are now increasingly speaking out within the party.

02:19We've gone from hidden dissent to an acknowledged fracture. Opposition parties, including former

02:27allies, have decided to reshape the political landscape in Cameroon. Whether we like it or not,

02:34the country is now facing a transition. Analysts say the breakup of the CPDM's historic alliances

02:44could give the opposition one last chance to bring an end to the ruling party's 43 years

02:50of undisputed dominance in October.

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