đź”— Share this article Will this planet's most aged president retain the title and attract a country of youthful voters? The world's most aged leader - 92-year-old Paul Biya - has assured Cameroon's voters "the best is still to come" as he aims for his 8th consecutive term in office on Sunday. The 92-year-old has remained in power since 1982 - another 7-year term could see him rule for half a century making him almost 100. Campaign Issues He ignored numerous appeals to resign and drew backlash for only showing up for a single campaign event, devoting much of the election season on a ten-day personal visit to the European continent. A backlash over his dependence on an computer-generated political commercial, as his challengers sought constituents on the ground, saw him rush to the northern region upon his arrival. Young Voters and Unemployment It means that for the great bulk of the population, Biya remains the sole leader they have known - more than 60% of the nation's 30 million people are younger than the quarter century mark. Young advocate Marie Flore Mboussi is desperate for "fresh leadership" as she maintains "longevity in power naturally results in a kind of laziness". "With 43 years passed, the citizens are exhausted," she declares. Young people's joblessness has become a notable discussion topic for nearly all the contenders running in the vote. Approximately forty percent of young Cameroonians between 15 and 35 are without work, with twenty-three percent of young graduates encountering difficulties in securing official jobs. Opposition Candidates Apart from young people's job issues, the election system has created debate, notably concerning the disqualification of a political rival from the leadership competition. The removal, approved by the legal authority, was broadly condemned as a strategy to prevent any strong challenge to the current leader. A dozen contenders were approved to compete for the presidency, featuring an ex-government official and a previous supporter - each former Biya colleagues from the north of the country. Election Difficulties Within the nation's Anglophone Northwest and Southwest areas, where a long-running separatist conflict persists, an poll avoidance restriction has been established, paralysing economic functions, transport and learning. Rebel groups who have imposed it have warned to target anyone who casts a ballot. Starting four years ago, those working toward a breakaway state have been clashing with state security. The violence has to date killed at minimum six thousand individuals and caused nearly half a million people from their residences. Election Results After Sunday's vote, the highest court has two weeks to declare the results. The security chief has already warned that no aspirant is permitted to claim success in advance. "Candidates who will seek to declare outcomes of the leadership vote or any personal declaration of success against the laws of the country would have broken rules and need to be prepared to face retaliatory measures appropriate for their crime."