Disqualified from the race by the Constitutional Council, Maurice Kamto (MRC\/APC) announced on September 26 that he would not endorse any of the 11 opposition candidates in the October 12, 2025 presidential election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After failing to unite a coalition \u2014 notably with figures from the Far North \u2014 Kamto prefers to let his voters cast their ballots \u201caccording to their conscience.\u201d A way to distance himself from internal rivalries and avoid lending his political weight to a competitor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This choice allows him to preserve his status as the main opponent to Paul Biya and maintain a neutral, open position ahead of the post-Biya era.
However, it carries immediate risks: demobilization of his base and isolation from other leaders.
A calculated stance aimed at the post-Biya future, but one whose immediate cost could be heavy for the opposition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Disqualified from the race by the Constitutional Council, Maurice Kamto (MRC\/APC) announced on September 26 that he would not endorse any of the 11 opposition candidates in the October 12, 2025 presidential election. After failing to unite a coalition \u2014 notably with figures from the Far North \u2014 Kamto prefers to let his voters cast<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5114,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","footnotes":""},"categories":[743],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2"],"yoast_head":"\n