The U.S. Embassy in Cameroon has exhorted all nine candidates gunning for Cameroon’s top job to wait until the official results are announced before making pronouncements about the supposed winner.

In a brief message on it’s Facebook page, the embassy lauded all Cameroonians who voted on October 7, and reiterated it’s neutrality with respect to the outcome, insisting that it strongly supports the right of the Cameroonian people to choose their leader through the democratic process.

“Before the election, many stated the long-held view that in a single round election with multiple parties, coalitions improve the likelihood of electoral competition”, part of the statement read.

In the end, the embassy called on all parties to wait until the official results are announced before making pronouncements about the supposed winner, and to resolve peacefully any grievances through established legal channels.