ELECAM begins scrutinizing political parties’ files ahead of senatorial elections
The examination of candidacy files ahead of the senatorial election scheduled for March 12 2023 began this Wednesday February 1 at ELECAM headquarters in the nation’s capital, Yaounde.
The exercise as of right, began in presence of members of the Electoral Council headed by Enow Abrams Egbe, President of the Electoral Board. During the exercise, Enow Abrams Egbe called on members of the Board to show proof of professionalism and objectivity in scrutinizing the documents:
“Each of us must therefore keep in mind the regalian mission entrusted to us. That of ensuring compliance in the electoral law by all the stakeholders, and to guarantee the regularity, the impartiality, objectivity, transparency and sincerity in this 2023 senatorial election. It is therefore crucial for all of us to remain as law-abiding as possible, and relying mainly on the legal and regulatory framework as the compacts for both the rigorous application of the law and the objectives and impartial examination of each component of candidacy files”.
The objective of this exercise is ensure a transparent electoral process.
“The ultimate goal is to achieve a credible, peaceful and inclusive electoral process,” concludes Enow Abrams Egbe.
A total of 13 political parties have officially deposited their files ahead of the senatorial election that will take place on March 12 2023.
The parties had till Saturday, January 28 at midnight to deposit their files. Some big names like the ruling CPDM, the SDF, CDU, UPC, UMS and UNDP will be part of the race and will wait till February 12, 2023 for the publication of a final list of approved candidates in accordance with the first paragraph of article 231 of the electoral code. The candidates will have two days after the publication of the list to appeal. The appeals will then be examined by the constitutional council on February 16.
The list of voters will be published 30 days before elections and the voters are municipal and regional Councillors.
It is important to note that of the 100 senators, 70 will be voted and 30 nominated by the Head of State.
