NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE TO A VALIANT HEART No.00038/18-08/RDPF-KUMZSE/ADN-2025
PARTICIPATORY AND REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY: A LUXURY FOR AFRICA?
President Bello Bouba MAÏGARI, the Choice of the Cameroonian People on October 12, 2025.
Democracy, literally meaning "power of the people," originates from ancient Athens, where citizens directly took part in political decisions. Since then, democracy has evolved into representative and pluralistic models based on human rights, multiparty systems, and citizen participation, which guarantee justice and peace.
In Cameroon, political history reflects this democratic path, shaped by multiculturalism and unique experiences. In the 1940s and 50s, the Cameroon Union (UC) split into two ideological parties influenced by the French context: UNC and UPC, early signs of Cameroon’s multicultural structures. In 1960, President Ahmadou Ahidjo united these parties into one single party to promote national unity and develop human resources. Later, with Paul Biya’s rise to power in 1982 and his Project of Society for communitarian liberalism, multiculturalism was officially recognized in 1990. However, full participatory and representative democracy remains a goal.
After more than 25 years in this system, Cameroon must now take a new step. Facing governance challenges and signs of fatigue in the current regime, President Bello Bouba Maïgari embodies continuity, unity, and the new of renewal. He is committed to peace, respect for diversity, and social justice and offers hope for an inclusive democracy where power truly lies with the people.
Voting for President Bello Bouba Maïgari means supporting a peaceful transition guaranteeing national integration and true democratic continuity. It means choosing leadership that consolidates achievements and opens the path to a new Cameroon — a Cameroon of renewal where every citizen has a voice in the democratic process.
Fraternally,
Dr. NDEMMANU Antoine De Padoue, Ph.D. in Social Economy
National President of RDPF-KUMZSE
Former candidate in the October 12, 1997 presidential election
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