Will this world's oldest president keep his title and woo a nation of young electorate?
The planet's oldest head of state - 92-year-old Paul Biya - has promised the nation's voters "better days are ahead" as he seeks his eighth straight presidential term on Sunday.
The nonagenarian has stayed in power for over four decades - another 7-year term could keep him in power for 50 years reaching almost 100.
Election Issues
He resisted widespread calls to resign and has been criticised for only showing up for one public appearance, devoting much of the election season on a week-and-a-half unofficial journey to Europe.
Negative reaction concerning his use of an artificial intelligence created political commercial, as his challengers actively wooed constituents directly, saw him rush north upon his arrival.
Young Voters and Unemployment
It means that for the great bulk of the people, Biya is the only president they have known - over 60% of the nation's 30 million inhabitants are under the age of 25.
Youthful political activist Marie Flore Mboussi urgently wants "different faces" as she believes "extended rule inevitably leads to a sort of inertia".
"After 43 years, the population are tired," she states.
Young people's joblessness remains a particular talking point for the majority of the contenders participating in the vote.
Almost forty percent of young Cameroonians between 15-35 are jobless, with 23% of college-educated youth encountering difficulties in finding formal employment.
Rival Contenders
In addition to young people's job issues, the electoral process has generated controversy, particularly regarding the disqualification of a political rival from the election contest.
His exclusion, upheld by the Constitutional Council, was broadly condemned as a tactic to prevent any strong challenge to the incumbent.
A dozen aspirants were approved to compete for the country's top job, featuring a former minister and Bello Bouba Maigari - both ex- Biya allies from the northern region of the nation.
Voting Difficulties
Within the nation's Anglophone North-West and South-West territories, where a long-running insurgency persists, an voting prohibition closure has been imposed, paralysing commercial operations, travel and schooling.
Insurgents who have enforced it have warned to attack anyone who casts a ballot.
Beginning in 2017, those attempting to establish a breakaway state have been clashing with official military.
The fighting has until now caused the deaths of at least six thousand individuals and compelled approximately five hundred thousand others from their houses.
Vote Outcome
Following the election, the Constitutional Council has 15 days to reveal the results.
The government official has earlier advised that none of the contenders is authorized to claim success prior to official results.
"Candidates who will seek to reveal findings of the political race or any self-proclaimed victory in violation of the regulations of the nation would have broken rules and should be ready to encounter retaliatory measures appropriate for their crime."