[3] Andze was simultaneously the Mayor of Yaoundé I and a Deputy in the National Assembly (député-maire) during the 2002–2007 parliamentary term.
A 2004 legal change barred from deputies from holding any other political position, including that of Mayor.
[4] Andze sought re-election as the RDPC Section President for Mfoundi 1 in April 2007, and Jules Tana challenged him for the post.
[5] Andze was also re-elected to the National Assembly in the concurrent 2007 parliamentary election, and he took his seat as a Deputy in late August.
[6] Later in 2007, Samson Ename Ename, the Secretary-General of the National Assembly, attempted to force Andze and the other deputies who held incompatible functions to take the necessary steps to validate their mandates, but his initiative annoyed the RDPC Parliamentary Group and he subsequently abandoned the effort.