Cameroon Ruling Party Keeps Parliament Majority

President Paul Biya`s ruling party retained a sweeping majority in parliament in last month's legislative elections.

Veteran Cameroon President Paul Biya's ruling party retained a sweeping majority in parliament in last month's legislative elections, albeit with slightly fewer seats, official results showed on Friday.

The central African country's supreme court said Biya's Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM) had won 140 of 180 seats in the National Assembly in the July 22 polls, down from 149 in the previous legislature.