Former government minister and presidential hopeful Issa Tchiroma Bakary called on Cameroonians to protest if the Constitutional Council announces "falsified and distorted results" in the hotly contested poll, AFP reported.
Incumbent Paul Biya, 92, is seeking an eighth term to extend his 43-year rule following the October 12 contest.
Supporters of Tchiroma, who according to his own tally won 54.8 percent of the votes against Biya's 31.3 percent, have sporadically taken to the streets since last week to claim victory in the presidential election.
As of Wednesday, officials banned public gatherings and the movement of motorcycle taxis in several cities ahead of the final results due no later than Monday evening.
"The announcement of the official results of the presidential election of October 12, 2025, will take place on Monday, October 27, at 11 am," according to a statement late Wednesday issued by the president of the Council.
"Let us march for liberation and to claim our victory," Tchiroma declared in a video posted on his Facebook page, urging his compatriots to stand "as one in peace and for the love of one's country."
Biya's RDPC party has since denounced Tchiroma's victory claim as "a grotesque hoax" and an "unacceptable fraud in a state of law", saying in a statement they were "calmly awaiting the official results".
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