Paul Biya has been announced as winner of Cameroon’s heavily disputed presidential election.
The Constitutional Council announced the results on Monday.
Biya, 92, will now serve his eighth consecutive term in office and will govern till 2032. He will be almost 100 years by then.
Biya’s win also means he will retain his undisputed title as the world’s oldest serving president.
According to the Constitutional Council, Biya won with a 53.66 percent share of the vote while Issa Tchiroma, main opposition candidate, polled second with 35.19 percent.
Tchiroma, 76, was Biya’s former spokesperson.
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