Following post-electoral litigation on the legislative elections of February 9, 2020, the Constitutional Council, on February 25 2020, rendered a historic ruling annulling the election in eleven (11) constituencies, namely ten (10) in the Northwest (Bui South, Bui Centre, Bui West, Menchum North, Menchum South, Mezam South, Mezam Centre, Mezam North Momo East, and Momo West) and one (01) in the Southwest (Lebialem). These constituencies represent 13 out of the 35 MP seats in these two regions, namely 12 out of 20 for the Northwest, and 01 out of 15 for the Southwest. It should be recalled that nationwide, a total of 40 petitions had been filed requesting a total or partial cancellation, or recount of the votes. The other 29 were rejected either on procedural grounds, or on the merits. While this is not the first time that a partial annulment is ordered in the context of legislative elections, the ruling by the Constitutional Council takes on particular significance since the constituencies concerned are in the Northwest and Southwest regions plagued, by a violent and bloody crisis for over three years. Through these annulments, the Constitutional Council implicitly acknowledges the difficulty of holding credible elections amidst a violent security crisis, and lends credence to the view frequently expressed by Cameroonian stakeholders, that the said elections should only have proceeded in these regions, when security conditions would permit their taking place...