World’s Oldest Ruler Biya Wins Reelection in Cameroon at 92
Paul Biya, right, watches his wife cast her ballot at a polling station in Yaounde on Oct. 12.
Photographer: Daniel Beloumoui Olomo/AFP/Getty ImagesCameroonian President Paul Biya was declared the winner of elections that were marred by allegations of irregularities, and is set to rule the central African nation until the age of 99 if he completes his eighth term.
Biya, 92, won 53.7% of the votes cast on Oct. 12 and his closest rival, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, who resigned from the cabinet in June, 35.2%, Clement Atangana, president of the Constitutional Council, said on Monday.