Cameroon follows the example of several other countries in Africa, who denotes themselves republics but where the Head of State of the republic sits forever on his (it is always a man) position as a President. This is ridiculous. One of the purposes of a republican form of government is for the people to chose different people to be Heads of State. The President of Cameroon, Paul Biya, has been in power for 26 years, but has asked the Cameroonian parliament to repeal the law on term limits for presidents.
If Paul Biya wants to be Head of State for the rest of his life, why does he not make himself King? As a King, he would be safe as Head of State for life, no matter what majority there would be in the parliament. In that case, he would not have to make a mockery of democracy with bribes, threats, and violence to stay in power. Thus, the country could become a true democracy with a lifetime Head of State, as a constitutional monarchy. Prominent countries like Japan shows the benefits of that kind of government.
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