Cameroon debates vice presidency amid opposition outrage over power grab claims

Cameroon’s parliament is deliberating a controversial proposal to create a vice president post, a move the opposition fiercely opposes. The amendment, debated over two days, would allow the vice president to assume power if the president dies, resigns, or becomes incapacitated—without triggering elections. Critics argue this strips citizens of democratic recourse in leadership transitions. Maurice Kamto, a prominent opposition leader, condemned the plan as a bid to entrench ruling power under Pr