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喀麦隆92岁总统保罗·比亚宣布竞选第八个任期，政治紧张局势加剧
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自1982年执政以来的喀麦隆总统保罗·比亚宣布将参加十月的总统选举，谋求第八个任期，尽管外界对其健康状况表示担忧并呼吁政治更新。
喀麦隆总统保罗·比亚自1982年执政以来，周日宣布将参加定于十月举行的总统选举，谋求第八个任期。这位92岁的领导人在经历了数月关于其健康和政治未来的猜测后作出此声明，去年曾有关于其去世的谣言，政府予以否认。
作为非洲任职时间第二长的总统，比亚通过社交媒体向全国发表讲话，表示尽管国家面临诸多挑战，他的服务承诺依然坚定。他的执政期间伴随着腐败指控、英语区的分离主义危机以及北部与博科圣地极端组织相关的持续暴力。
总统决定寻求连任之际，多名前盟友也已宣布参选。在2018年选举中，比亚获得了超过70%的选票，尽管该过程因违规行为和冲突导致的低投票率而受到质疑。人权倡导者恩孔霍·费利克斯·阿博尔评论道：“比亚总统再次宣布竞选，是喀麦隆政治过渡停滞的明显信号。执政超过40年，国家需要的是更新，而非重复。喀麦隆人民应当享有民主变革和负责任的领导。”
比亚的长期执政反映了中东非洲地区更广泛的趋势，许多领导人利用国家机制延长任期。即将到来的选举预计将考验该国的政治稳定性及变革意愿。
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