754- However, it should be noted that there are still challenges to be overcome as regards full participation of women in politics. Despite the afore-mentioned display of progress, women continue to reveal lack of interest in politics. In this light, the statistics of those registered on electoral lists published by ELECAM during the period leading to elections in 2017 revealed continuous inequality between women and men despite the demographic weight of the former. By 31 August 2017, 159 154 women were counted out of 403 069 registered voters, that is, a 39.49% ratio. 755- During the October 2018 presidential elections, the 2 female candidates out of the 25 registered candidates, that is Géneviève AMVENE (independent candidate) and HABIBA ISSA of the Union des Populations du Cameroun (UPC) party were not among the 9 candidates finally short-listed to run for elections. Table 11: Evolution of registration on electoral lists as at 9 July 2018 Region Women Men Total Youth Persons with disabilities Adamawa 189 844 233 822 423 666 213 350 3 596 Centre 482 140 627 829 1 109 969 463 027 7 766 Diaspora 5 447 10 251 15 698 6 245 37 East 139 328 172 978 312 306 129 093 2 228 Far North 554 670 560 562 1 115 232 520 939 11 788 Littoral 384 090 523 425 907 515 360 266 5 290 North 318 359 350 125 668 484 309 983 8 294 North West 313 380 273 164 586 544 245 080 3 593 West 113 593 139 078 252 671 104 502 1 840 South 171 213 200 706 371 919 146 015 1 926 South West 386 220 343 441 729 661 274 272 7 580 Total 3 058 284 3 435 381 6 493 665 2 772 772 53 938 Source : ELECAM 2: The Role of Women in Decision Making 756- The number of women occupying decision-making positions has increased and Government continues in its efforts to improve the figures. 757- The percentage of women has increased in successive governments as shown in the table below. Government Cabinet reshuffle on 2 October 2015 saw an increase in the number of women, from 9 to 10 on a total of 65 ministerial positions, representing at 15.38%. Table 12: Representation of female ministers between 2001 and 2018 Year 2015/2018 2004/2005 2007/2009 2009/2010 Duty To W % To W % To W % To W % t om W t om Wo t om Wo t om Wo al en o al en men al en men al en men me n Prime 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Minister Vice 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 Prime Minister Minister 2 0 0 5 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 of State Minister 7 32 4 12.5 31 5 16.1 31 5 16.1 2011/2015 To t al W om en % Wo men 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 126