The Cameroonian President Paul Biya has signed into law a bill reintroducing the position of vice president in the Central African nation.
The country’s parliament approved the measure more than a week ago, paving the way for the return of the role after decades of absence.
Under the new law, the ‘Vice President will be appointed by the President’ and will assume the role of head of state in the event of a presidential vacancy.
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Cameroon now awaits Biya’s appointment of its first vice president in over 40 years.
Lawmakers say “the reintroduction reflects a return to a dual executive system aimed at addressing succession concerns at the highest level of government.”
The position was abolished in 1984 during a constitutional revision, when it was replaced by the office of Prime Minister.
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