He was full of life, a close contact to the family said. The CPDM won 140 out of the 163 initially declared seats in the The party held its first ordinary congress, at which Biya told the party to prepare for competition as the move toward multiparty democracy was beginning, on June 28, 1990 in John Mukum Mbaku, "Decolonization, Reunification and Federation in Cameroon", in Victor Julius Ngoh, "Biya and the Transition to Democracy", "Cameroon: Opposition arrests reported after announcement of election results", Radio France Internationale (nl.newsbank.com), June 8, 1997. Yaoundé (AFP) - Cameroon's ruling party has swept all 13 seats in parliamentary by-elections held late last month in the conflict-wracked anglophone west of the country, the constitutional council announced Tuesday.Long-ruling President Paul Biya's People's Democratic Movement (RDPC) won all 13 seats at stake in 11 constituencies in the North-West and South-West regions of the central African country.The RDPC "ran the table" in 10 North-West districts and one in the South-West, state broadcaster CRTV reported.The wins reinforced the party's massive majority in the 180-member parliament to 152 seats.The two anglophone regions have been rocked by deadly violence as armed separatists campaign for independence from the rest of Cameroon, which is majority French-speaking.The conflict has killed more than 3,000 people and displaced nearly 700,000 in less than three years, according to humanitarian organisations.Separatist fighters had called on people in the two regions to boycott nationwide municipal and legislative elections on February 9, issuing threats to anyone who planned to vote.Several NGOs including Amnesty International reported multiple clashes between the separatists and the army ahead of the polling, though only one incident -- in the North-West region -- was reported on election day itself.The constitutional council said on February 25 that the vote would have to be rerun in several parts of the two anglophone regions.The opposition Social Democratic Front, dominated by anglophones, contested the results of the by-elections, but the constitutional court rejected their demand for another re-run. Yaoundé (AFP) - Cameroon's ruling party has swept all 13 seats in parliamentary by-elections held late last month in the conflict-wracked anglophone west … He was from Kembong, Eyumojock’s largest village. By 2000, Biya had shored up his government by forming a coalition with the northern-based UNDP, which had 13 Assembly seats, and with the UPC, which had one seat. Moreover, some members of the opposition wanted their party leaders to join Biya's coalition government so they could share the spoils of office. However, in 2000 the alliance reportedly was falling apart as the SDF sought to distance itself from the Southern Cameroon National Council (SCNC). His stiff is presently at the morgue at New Life Clinic And Maternity, a privately-owned infirmary in Mamfe. But whether or not the boycott has much impact on vote tallies, low Anglophone turnout is expected to hand the ruling Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM) a sweeping victory. A major criticism of the Elections Cameroon is that eleven (11) of its twelve (12) board members are members of the central committee and political bureau of the Cameroon People Democratic Movement, CPDM, the ruling party in Cameroon, all appointed by Cameroon government. Together, the ruling coalition gave Biya a four-fifth's majority in the Assembly. The coalition government enjoyed support from seven of Cameroon's 10 provinces, and thus secured former President Ahidjo's north-south alliance, which he had created in 1958. The SDF and its allies in the Union for Change remain critical of Biya but are also critical of France, which they call an "accomplice of those in power." In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Arrey Ntui explains why that result means dialogue about the … The National President of the CPDM is Paul Biya, the President of Cameroon, while the Secretary-General of the RDPC's Central Committee is Jean Nkuete. Etchu was a Councilor of the ruling Cameroon’s People Democratic Movement (CPDM) party. With a boycotting opposition and low expected turnout in conflict-affected Anglophone regions, Cameroon’s ruling party should win big in forthcoming elections. The Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM, French: Rassemblement démocratique du Peuple Camerounais, RDPC) is the ruling political party in Cameroon. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Cameroon The SCNC apparently was accusing the SDF of delaying independence for the northwest and southwest English-speaking provinces by refusing to force its English-speaking members of parliament to resign from the Francophone-dominated National Assembly. Previously known as the Cameroonian National Union, which had dominated Cameroon politics since independence in 1960, it was renamed in 1985.