Will this world's most aged president keep the position and woo a nation of youthful electorate?
This world's oldest leader - nonagenarian Paul Biya - has assured Cameroon's electorate "the future holds promise" as he pursues his eighth consecutive term in office on Sunday.
The elderly leader has remained in office since 1982 - another seven-year mandate could keep him in power for half a century until he will be almost 100.
Campaign Issues
He defied widespread calls to resign and faced criticism for making merely one rally, spending most of the political race on a ten-day personal visit to the European continent.
Negative reaction regarding his reliance on an computer-generated campaign video, as his challengers sought supporters in person, led to his hurried travel north upon his arrival.
Youth Voters and Unemployment
It means that for the vast majority of the population, Biya has been the exclusive ruler they experienced - over sixty percent of Cameroon's thirty million inhabitants are below the 25 years old.
Youthful advocate Marie Flore Mboussi strongly desires "new blood" as she believes "extended rule inevitably leads to a kind of inertia".
"With 43 years passed, the people are weary," she states.
Young people's joblessness remains a notable talking point for the majority of the candidates participating in the political race.
Nearly forty percent of young citizens aged from 15 and 35 are unemployed, with twenty-three percent of young graduates encountering difficulties in securing official jobs.
Rival Candidates
Beyond youth unemployment, the election system has also stirred debate, especially with the disqualification of an opposition leader from the presidential race.
The disqualification, approved by the legal authority, was generally denounced as a ploy to prevent any significant opposition to the current leader.
12 contenders were authorized to contest for the presidency, featuring Issa Tchiroma Bakary and another former ally - both ex- Biya colleagues from the northern region of the country.
Voting Difficulties
Within the nation's English-speaking North-West and South-West territories, where a protracted separatist conflict continues, an election boycott restriction has been imposed, halting commercial operations, transport and education.
The separatists who have established it have promised to target anyone who casts a ballot.
Beginning in 2017, those working toward a independent territory have been battling state security.
The fighting has so far caused the deaths of at least six thousand people and caused approximately five hundred thousand people from their homes.
Vote Outcome
Following the election, the legal body has 15 days to announce the results.
The security chief has earlier advised that none of the contenders is authorized to declare victory in advance.
"Individuals who will attempt to declare outcomes of the presidential election or any personal declaration of success contrary to the regulations of the nation would have crossed the red line and should be ready to encounter consequences matching their crime."