In Cases Where A Party Candidate Dies

If the candidate of any political party dies like what is being reported to have happened with the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement, CPDM in the Fako East constituency (Limbe, Tiko and Muyuka) in the South West Region where the parliamentary candidate reportedly died on Sunday, August 11, 2013 in Limbe of heart attack, the law provides for a replacement.

The Electoral Code in Section 127 (1) provides that, "Where a candidate put forward by a political party dies before the opening of the election campaign, such candidate may be replaced on the initiative of the said political party." On clarifications on the situation, sub-section two of the same section states that, "The replacement referred to in Sub-section (1) above may be possible only where fresh candidacy papers are submitted to the General Directorate of Elections no later than 20 days preceding the day of election." CPDM officials therefore still have some time to replace the departed candidate before the deadline expires.

Incumbent Hon. Epoupa Lyonga Rachel one of the CPDM candidates for Fako East constituency, was a Member of the National Assembly in the eighth legislative period of the National Assembly whose term of office expired on July 23, 2013.