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It said Kamto was barred because he was running under the banner of the MANIDEM party, which also supported a second candidate.<br \/>Kamto appealed against the decision within the two-day deadline. However, Clement Atangana, President of the Constitutional Council, confirmed the ruling in a decision that cannot be appealed.<br \/>Kamto could not be immediately reached for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cameroon&#8217;s Constitutional Council on Tuesday upheld a decision to reject the candidacy of Maurice Kamto, the main rival to President Paul Biya, in a presidential election on October 12.The electoral commission in July excluded Kamto from the list of candidates approved to contest the vote. 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