Cameroon 2025: Maurice Kamto seeks to vie on a different political outlook

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Cameroon 2025: Maurice Kamto seeks to vie on a different political outlook  Kamto’s surprise endorsement could re-energize the opposition and test the strength of the ruling party’s grip ahead of the October polls.  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/07/17/cameroon-2025-maurice-kamtos-presidential-candidacy-confirmed-amid-legal-and-political-ten  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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00:00In a dramatic turn-off event ahead of Cameroon's 2025 presidential election,

00:05opposition leader Maurice Camtou's candidacy has been officially confirmed

00:09despite looming threats of invalidation.

00:12Camtou, a professor of public law and head of Cameroon Renaissance Movement, MRC,

00:18had long been expected to run.

00:20However, his campaign hit turbulence on July 16 when Interior Minister

00:25suggests that Camtou's candidacy could be rejected during a high-level meeting with regional governors.

00:31The minister's warning added fuel to speculation of political interference

00:35and raising concerns about electoral fairness.

00:39But Camtou had defied the pressure.

00:42On July 15, he officially fired his candidacy at a police station in Yaoundé

00:47in accordance with Article 123 of Cameroon's electoral code.

00:51What's more surprising, Camtou would not represent the MRC,

00:56its long-time political vehicle.

00:58Instead, he's now the official candidate of Manidem,

01:02the African movement of new independence and democracy,

01:06within the opposition coalition.

01:08The announcement was forced-inted by Manidem's leader

01:11and later confirmed through leaked document and legal filings.

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