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Electoral Conflicts in Cameroon: Causes, Consequences and Remedies

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  • Ndille Ndille Njume

    (Masters Student in Peace Studies and Humanitarian Action, Heritage Higher Institute of Peace and Development Studies, Yaoundé – Cameroon)

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The advent of multiparty politics in Cameroon in the 1990s meant the acquisition of state power was to be achieved through competition, this saw the creation of political parties, birthing a pluralist democracy and shifting the paradigm of partisan politics from the one-party system to a multiparty dynamic. Elections were thus the only means through which these parties had to compete for state power, although it instilled hope in many, this phenomenon was accompanied by much more worrying issues in the name of electoral conflicts. From 1990 till present, elections in Cameroon have always been marred by conflicts. This paper examines the causes and impact of these conflicts on Cameroonians and proposes remedies to optimise the electoral landscape.

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  • Ndille Ndille Njume, 2024. "Electoral Conflicts in Cameroon: Causes, Consequences and Remedies," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 8(9), pages 3223-3241, September.
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    1. Akzin, Benjamin, 1960. "Election and Appointment," American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 54(3), pages 705-713, September.
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