Can the planet's most aged president keep his position and attract a country of young voters?
The world's oldest leader - 92-year-old Paul Biya - has promised the nation's electorate "the best is still to come" as he aims for his 8th consecutive presidential term this weekend.
The 92-year-old has stayed in office since 1982 - an additional 7-year mandate could extend his reign for 50 years until he will be almost a century old.
Campaign Issues
He defied numerous appeals to leave office and has been criticised for making merely one rally, spending most of the political race on a week-and-a-half private trip to the European continent.
Criticism regarding his reliance on an computer-generated campaign video, as his rivals courted supporters on the ground, led to his hurried travel north upon his arrival.
Young Population and Unemployment
It means that for the vast majority of the citizenry, Biya has been the exclusive ruler they have known - more than sixty percent of Cameroon's thirty million people are younger than the quarter century mark.
Youthful advocate Marie Flore Mboussi urgently wants "new blood" as she maintains "longevity in power inevitably leads to a type of complacency".
"Following four decades, the population are exhausted," she states.
Youth unemployment has become a particular discussion topic for the majority of the candidates running in the election.
Nearly 40% of young citizens between 15-35 are jobless, with 23% of recent graduates encountering difficulties in obtaining formal employment.
Opposition Contenders
Apart from young people's job issues, the electoral process has also stirred debate, especially with the disqualification of a political rival from the leadership competition.
His exclusion, upheld by the legal authority, was widely criticised as a tactic to block any significant opposition to President Biya.
A dozen candidates were cleared to contest for the leadership position, featuring an ex-government official and another former ally - both former Biya associates from the north of the nation.
Election Challenges
In Cameroon's Anglophone Northwest and South-West regions, where a extended rebellion continues, an voting prohibition closure has been enforced, paralysing economic functions, movement and schooling.
Insurgents who have imposed it have threatened to harm individuals who participates.
Starting four years ago, those seeking to create a breakaway state have been fighting government forces.
The conflict has until now caused the deaths of at least 6k individuals and caused approximately half a million others from their homes.
Vote Outcome
After Sunday's vote, the Constitutional Council has 15 days to declare the results.
The security chief has earlier advised that no aspirant is authorized to declare victory in advance.
"Those who will attempt to announce results of the leadership vote or any unofficial win announcement contrary to the laws of the nation would have violated boundaries and must prepare to face retaliatory measures matching their offense."
