Considering the Cameroon elec- toral calendar, reg- istration could be suspended by Feb- ruary 6 should the electoral corps be convened for the Municipal and Leg- islative elections.
Electoral registers in Cameroon reopened on January 1, 2026 in conformity with the electoral law. Ordinarily, this exercise should run till August 30 of the year. However, the 2026 contest with the municipal and legislative elections in view could witness an interruption of the registration exercise based on the convening of the electoral corps previewed for latest February 6, 2026.
In effect, on July 24, 2024, the President of the Republic took two acts extending the mandates of local and national elected officials. The mandate of municipal councilors was extended from February 25, 2025
to May 31, 2026. That of Members of Parliament was extended from March 10, 2025 to March 30, 2026.These extensions made it possible to anticipate the legal windows for the next elections.
However, in the absence of a new extension the Municipal elections; according to article 169 of the electoral code must be held no later than twenty (20) days before the end of the mandate of municipal councilors, that is no later than May 11, 2026. In the same light, and going by article 15(4) of the Constitution, Legislative elections also must take place between forty (40) and one hundred and twenty (120) days after the end of the extended mandate, thus between May 9 and July 28, 2026.
The convocation of the electorate is likely due on February 9, 2026, 90 days before the election.
To this effect, it is of utmost im- portance for the CPDM to register its militants in a bid to give the President a comfortable majority at the National Assembly and the 360 councils to implement his vi- sion for the nation. Therefore, the party has to ensure that the greatest majority of its militants are registered on the voter’s lists. This will enable them to plebiscite for the CPDM Lists in the different electoral constituencies when time comes
Irene AWENEG
