The incumbent president wins the presidential election with 53.7 percent of the votes, according to official figures from the country's constitutional council.
The election, which took place just over two weeks ago, has like several previous elections in the country been criticized for being rigged in favor of the president. In addition, it has been marked by violence, with at least four killed during protests in support of the opposition in the country's largest city Douala. According to the demonstrators, they were shot with live ammunition by the security forces.
Biya became Cameroon's president in 1982 and has since ruled the West African country with an iron fist.
Rival and former government minister Issa Tchiroma Bakary came in second with 35.2 percent, according to the constitutional council. He had declared himself the winner over the incumbent president two days after the election on October 12.
