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    "id": "cameroon-legislative-2027",
    "country": "CM",
    "country_name": "Cameroon",
    "date": "2027-04-18",
    "date_status": "tentative",
    "kind": "legislative",
    "conditional": null,
    "timezone": "Africa/Douala",
    "status": "scheduled",
    "last_verified_at": "2026-09-25T12:00:00Z",
    "stale": false,
    "stale_reason": null,
    "provenance": {
      "from": "researcher agent 2026-09-25: Loi n° 2026/001 du 25 mars 2026 (prc.cm), Constitution art. 15(4) as amended by Loi n° 2008/001 (prc.cm PDF), Code électoral arts. 67, 69, 86, 113, 135, 136, 148, 150, 168 (ELECAM PDF), Décret du 10 novembre 2019 convening the 2020 election (prc.cm PDF), AU observer report on the 9 Feb 2020 elections, Cameroon Tribune 26 and 28 Feb 2020, allAfrica 18 Sep 2026",
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        "name": "National Assembly",
        "body": "legislature-lower",
        "seats": 180,
        "polls_close_utc": "2027-04-18T17:00:00Z",
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          "id": "cm-elecam",
          "name": "Elections Cameroon",
          "name_local": "Elections Cameroon (ELECAM)",
          "role": "electoral-commission",
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        "status": "scheduled",
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          "from": "2027-04-30T23:00:00Z",
          "by": "2027-05-08T22:59:59Z",
          "confidence": "announced",
          "basis": "The Constitutional Council, not ELECAM, proclaims the result. Code électoral art. 168(1): it 'en proclame les résultats dans un délai maximal de vingt (20) jours à compter de la date de clôture du scrutin'. That is Saturday 8 May 2027 for an 18 April vote; the window closes at the end of that day, local time (WAT = UTC+1, no DST). There is no national preliminary count. Each polling station makes its own result public (art. 113). Divisional supervisory commissions forward their reports within 72 hours (art. 67). The national vote-counting commission, chaired by a member of the Council, sends its record to the Council within 5 days (art. 69). Petitions are due within 72 hours of the close of polls. Precedent: vote on Sunday 9 February 2020. Rulings on petitions came on 24–25 February. The Council's proclamation at a public hearing on 28 February 2020 was day 19, one day inside its 20-day limit of 29 February (AU observer report; Cameroon Tribune, 28 Feb 2020). The opening of 1 May 2027 local time (day 13) is an estimate: the petitions and the national count have to come first. In 2020 the Council annulled 11 constituencies (13 seats), so this proclamation covered 167 of 180 seats. The re-run elections, due 20 to 40 days after an annulment (art. 135(2)), were held on 22 March 2020 (RFI, 23 Mar 2020), and the Council proclaimed those 13 seats on 7 April 2020 (CRTV, 7 Apr 2020): outside this window. The Council's decisions are final (art. 136). The new Assembly meets by right on the second Tuesday after the proclamation (art. 148(5)), which is 18 May 2027 if the proclamation comes on the last day."
        },
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          {
            "stage": "final-result",
            "from": "2027-04-30T23:00:00Z",
            "by": "2027-05-08T22:59:59Z",
            "replacedAt": null,
            "confidence": "announced",
            "citation": "The Constitutional Council, not ELECAM, proclaims the result. Code électoral art. 168(1): it 'en proclame les résultats dans un délai maximal de vingt (20) jours à compter de la date de clôture du scrutin'. That is Saturday 8 May 2027 for an 18 April vote; the window closes at the end of that day, local time (WAT = UTC+1, no DST). There is no national preliminary count. Each polling station makes its own result public (art. 113). Divisional supervisory commissions forward their reports within 72 hours (art. 67). The national vote-counting commission, chaired by a member of the Council, sends its record to the Council within 5 days (art. 69). Petitions are due within 72 hours of the close of polls. Precedent: vote on Sunday 9 February 2020. Rulings on petitions came on 24–25 February. The Council's proclamation at a public hearing on 28 February 2020 was day 19, one day inside its 20-day limit of 29 February (AU observer report; Cameroon Tribune, 28 Feb 2020). The opening of 1 May 2027 local time (day 13) is an estimate: the petitions and the national count have to come first. In 2020 the Council annulled 11 constituencies (13 seats), so this proclamation covered 167 of 180 seats. The re-run elections, due 20 to 40 days after an annulment (art. 135(2)), were held on 22 March 2020 (RFI, 23 Mar 2020), and the Council proclaimed those 13 seats on 7 April 2020 (CRTV, 7 Apr 2020): outside this window. The Council's decisions are final (art. 136). The new Assembly meets by right on the second Tuesday after the proclamation (art. 148(5)), which is 18 May 2027 if the proclamation comes on the last day.",
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            "observedAt": null,
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        ],
        "sources": [
          {
            "url": "https://www.prc.cm/fr/actualites/actes/lois/8412-loi-portant-prorogation-du-mandat-des-deputes-a-l-assemblee-nationale",
            "role": "timetable",
            "kind": "other",
            "kindReason": "no election or results marker",
            "resolvable": false,
            "origin": "race",
            "note": "Presidency of the Republic: Loi n° 2026/001 du 25 mars 2026 portant prorogation du mandat des députés à l'Assemblée Nationale (scanned certified copy). Art. 1: the MPs' mandate 'est, à compter du 31 mars 2026, prorogé jusqu'au 20 décembre 2026'. Read 25 Sep 2026.",
            "check": null
          },
          {
            "url": "https://www.prc.cm/files/f2/21/f2/ec656daac9cfb8e08286802f0870253e.pdf",
            "role": "timetable",
            "kind": "other",
            "kindReason": "no election or results marker",
            "resolvable": false,
            "origin": "race",
            "note": "Presidency of the Republic: Loi n° 2008/001 du 14 avril 2008 amending the Constitution. Art. 15(4) (nouveau): when the Assembly's mandate is extended by law, 'l'élection d'une nouvelle Assemblée a lieu quarante (40) jours au moins et cent vingt (120) jours au plus après l'expiration du délai de prorogation'. The April 2026 constitutional revision (Loi n° 2026/002 du 14 avril 2026) is reported to amend arts. 5, 6, 7, 10, 53 and 66 only; we saw only its first page. Working for the tentative date: mandate ends 20 Dec 2026, so the window is 29 Jan 2027 (day 40) to 19 Apr 2027 (day 120). Code électoral art. 86(3) requires a Sunday or a public holiday, so the latest possible polling day is Sunday 18 Apr 2027; the convening decree (at least 90 days ahead, art. 86(2)) would then be due by 18 Jan 2027. The date shown is that constitutional latest date, not an announced one. Risk: the mandate has been extended twice (to 30 Mar 2026 in 2024, then to 20 Dec 2026), and a further extension law under art. 15(4) would move the window again.",
            "check": null
          },
          {
            "url": "https://portail.elecam.cm/download/code-electoral/",
            "role": "timetable",
            "kind": "other",
            "kindReason": "no election or results marker",
            "resolvable": false,
            "origin": "race",
            "note": "ELECAM: Code électoral (Loi n° 2012/001 du 19 avril 2012 as amended in 2012 and 2019). Art. 86: electorate convened by presidential decree at least 90 days before polling day, which must be a Sunday or a public holiday; the decree sets polling hours. Art. 150: 180 deputies. Art. 168(1): the Constitutional Council proclaims the results within 20 days of the close of polls. Loi n° 2026/003 du 14 avril 2026 amended the Code (listed on the same ELECAM documentation page, scanned); the press reports it only changes art. 170 (municipal councillors).",
            "check": null
          },
          {
            "url": "https://www.prc.cm/files/64/2b/60/2e41893f3db1b0b73f1d69e36d71c3cf.pdf",
            "role": "timetable",
            "kind": "other",
            "kindReason": "no election or results marker",
            "resolvable": false,
            "origin": "race",
            "note": "Precedent: Décret du 10 novembre 2019 convening the electorate for the legislative and municipal elections of Sunday 9 February 2020; art. 2: 'Le scrutin sera ouvert à 08 heures et clos à 18 heures.'",
            "check": null
          },
          {
            "url": "https://au.int/sites/default/files/documents/40265-doc-rapport_de_la_mission_dobservation_electorale_de_lunion_africaine_pour_les_elections_couplees_legislatives_et_municipales_du_09_fevrier_2020_en_republique_du_cameroun.pdf",
            "role": "observer-report",
            "kind": "other",
            "kindReason": "election page without a results marker",
            "resolvable": false,
            "origin": "race",
            "note": "African Union observer report on the coupled legislative and municipal elections of 9 February 2020: petitions due within 72 hours of the close of polls; on 25 February 2020 the Constitutional Council annulled the vote in 11 constituencies (13 seats); it published the results for the other seats at a public hearing on 28 February 2020.",
            "check": null
          },
          {
            "url": "https://fr.allafrica.com/stories/202609180136.html",
            "role": "see-also",
            "kind": "other",
            "kindReason": "election page without a results marker",
            "resolvable": false,
            "origin": "race",
            "note": "Press (allAfrica, 18 Sep 2026): the double legislative and municipal vote is 'prévue pour février 2027', citing Africa Intelligence reports that the government is studying a further postponement. It also says no date has been officially announced. No convening decree had been published as of 25 Sep 2026.",
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          },
          {
            "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Cameroonian_parliamentary_election",
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