English By Moki Edwin Kindzeka Share on Facebook Print this page YAOUNDE, CAMEROON - Cameroon’s ruling party scored a landslide victory in the country’s first regional elections, winning nine of the country s 10 administrative regions. The victory has triggered fears the party will not relinquish some powers to regional governments – a promise made to end the ongoing separatist crisis in two western regions. Central government officials are promising to reduce their grip on power.
The electoral commission said the CPDM, the party of longtime President Paul Biya, won a majority of the seats in nine of the central African state’s 10 regions. The opposition National Union for Democracy and Progess won control of one region. Each region has a council of 70 seats.