Cameroon's parliament on Tuesday elected Theodore Datouo of the ruling Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM) as its new speaker, state broadcaster CRTV reported, ending the 34-year tenure of outgoing speaker Cavaye Yeguie Djibril, 86.
Datouo, 65, and Aboubakary Abdoulaye, 64 - an influential northern traditional leader - were chosen to lead the National Assembly and the Senate, respectively.
Abdoulaye succeeds Marcel Niat Njifenji, 91, as the Senate's president.
Their elevation marks a significant generational shift within the institutions constitutionally positioned to succeed President Paul Biya.
Biya, 93, the world's oldest serving ruler, won an eighth term in office in a disputed election in October.
His re-election extended his nearly 44 years in power and could keep him at the helm of the oil- and cocoa-producing Central African nation until he is nearly 100.
