YAOUNDE, Nov 30 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- Voting for Cameroon's regional elections began early Sunday, with polling starting nationwide at 8 am (0700 GMT) and set to end at 6 pm (1700 GMT) local time, reported Xinhua.
In the capital Yaounde and the commercial hub Douala, a Xinhua reporter observed municipal councillors and traditional rulers who make up the electoral college queuing outside polling stations.
Officials of the national electoral body, Elections Cameroon, told Xinhua that voting which took place in 58 divisional headquarters of the country began "without any problems".
Municipal councilors and traditional rulers will elect 900 regional councilors to serve five-year terms, with 90 in each of the country's 10 regions.
The ruling Cameroon People's Democratic Movement has submitted candidates in all 58 electoral constituencies and is running unchallenged in several of them.
In 2020, Cameroon held its maiden regional election.
-- BERNAMA-XINHUA
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