Cameroon opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma declares victory over Biya
Presidential candidate Issa Tchiroma Bakary of the Cameroon National Salvation Front (FSNC) arrives to cast his vote on the day of Cameroon’s presidential election at the polling station of Ecole Maternelle de Foulbere in Garoua, Cameroon, October 12, 2025.
Cameroon opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma declared victory late on Monday in the country's October 12 presidential election, urging President Paul Biya to accept defeat and "honour the truth of the ballot box".
"Our victory is clear. It must be respected," Tchiroma said in a speech on his Facebook page from his hometown of Garoua in the north of the Central African state.
