Cameroon president-elect to be sworn-in on Tuesday

YAOUNDE, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Cameroon president-elect is scheduled to take the oath of office on Tuesday, according to a program released by the National Assembly.

The swearing-in ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. local time at the National Assembly in capital Yaounde, the program indicates.

On Monday, the final leg of preparations for the president's swearing-in were underway at the National Assembly.

The ruling party, Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM), is mobilizing members and sympathizers to honour the official ceremony in a "special way", Jean Nkuete, secretary general of the party told Xinhua.

According to the Constitutional Council, 85-year-old Paul Biya won the presidential poll in October.