Salomon Beas, a former activist of the Cameroon Renaissance Movement (MRC), published an article on his Facebook page in which he criticizes the inconsistency of Maurice Kamto and the MRC regarding their announced participation in the upcoming legislative and municipal elections. Beas recalls that the MRC boycotted the 2020 elections, denouncing a lack of transparency and fair conditions, calling the elective positions "strapontins" (small, often folding seats) and the participants "collabos", "beggars", "traitors", "starving" and "ventriloquists" of the political scene.
According to Beas, Kamto and the "KOR" (Kamto or Nothing) had stated that it was inconceivable to participate in an election as long as the conditions did not guarantee that those elected would truly be the choice of the people. They denounced any participation as a "SCAM" and the result of secret "DEALS". Beas points out that Kamto had then demonstrated the inability of elected officials to change anything in the hemicycle, given the overwhelming majority of the RDPC.
The former MRC activist is therefore surprised to see the MRC now wanting to participate in the elections despite the fact that the conditions denounced in 2020 have not been met. He also recalls the episode of the 2025 presidential election, where candidate Issa Tchiroma declared himself the winner before leaving the country, leaving thousands of young people in prison following the post-election crises. Beas criticizes the MRC's haste to participate in local elections, even if Tchiroma boycotts to defend his stolen victory, seeing it as a "total capitulation" and a denial of promises made to the people.
This stance by Salomon Beas highlights the divisions and questions within the Cameroonian opposition regarding the strategy to adopt in the face of the regime in power. His criticisms echo those of other MRC figures who, in the past, have denounced a lack of internal democracy and an autocratic management of the party by Maurice Kamto. These dissensions could weaken the MRC's position in the run-up to the next elections.
