Will this world's most aged president retain his position and attract a country of young electorate?
The planet's most aged head of state - nonagenarian Paul Biya - has promised the nation's voters "better days are ahead" as he aims for his 8th straight presidential term this weekend.
The elderly leader has remained in power for over four decades - another 7-year term could see him rule for 50 years making him almost 100.
Election Controversies
He defied broad demands to resign and has been criticised for attending just a single campaign event, devoting much of the campaign period on a week-and-a-half personal visit to the European continent.
Criticism regarding his use of an computer-generated political commercial, as his opponents sought voters directly, saw him rush to the northern region after coming back.
Young Voters and Joblessness
It means that for the large portion of the citizenry, Biya has been the exclusive ruler they experienced - over 60% of Cameroon's thirty million residents are below the 25 years old.
Youthful campaigner Marie Flore Mboussi strongly desires "new blood" as she thinks "prolonged leadership typically causes a kind of laziness".
"After 43 years, the citizens are weary," she says.
Youth unemployment has been a notable discussion topic for most of the contenders participating in the election.
Nearly forty percent of young residents between 15-35 are jobless, with 23% of college-educated youth encountering difficulties in obtaining formal employment.
Rival Contenders
Beyond youth unemployment, the voting procedure has created dispute, especially with the removal of an opposition leader from the presidential race.
The removal, confirmed by the Constitutional Council, was broadly condemned as a strategy to block any significant opposition to the current leader.
A dozen contenders were approved to vie for the country's top job, featuring a former minister and another former ally - the two previous Biya colleagues from the north of the nation.
Voting Challenges
In Cameroon's English-speaking North-West and South-West territories, where a protracted rebellion continues, an poll avoidance restriction has been enforced, stopping economic functions, travel and schooling.
Rebel groups who have imposed it have promised to target people who casts a ballot.
Beginning in 2017, those attempting to establish a separate nation have been clashing with official military.
The fighting has so far caused the deaths of at no fewer than 6,000 individuals and forced approximately half a million people from their homes.
Vote Outcome
Once polling concludes, the legal body has two weeks to reveal the findings.
The interior minister has previously cautioned that no aspirant is allowed to declare victory in advance.
"Those who will try to reveal findings of the leadership vote or any personal declaration of success contrary to the rules of the republic would have crossed the red line and should be ready to receive consequences commensurate to their violation."
