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Landslide for Gambia ruling party

Posted: 01/26/2007
President Yahya Jammeh's ruling party wins an overwhelming majority in Thursday' legislative elections, official results show.

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Ruling party wins overwhelming majority in January 2007 poll

Posted: 01/26/2007
Final results of the January 25 election gave the ruling Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction party (APRC) an overwhelming majority in the new 53-strong legislature. The APRC won 37 contested seats and another 5 in constituencies in which its candidates ran unopposed. The United Democratic Party (UDP) won 4 seats, the National Alliance for Democracy and Development (NADD) won 1 seat, and one independent was elected. Another 5 members are to be appointed by the president. Voter turnout was 38%, significantly lower than in previous elections.

Source: ElectionGuide

Q&A: Gambian legislative poll

Posted: 01/25/2007
Voters in the west African state of Gambia go to the polls on 25 January to elect a new parliament for another five-year term.

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Gambia: UDP Contests Election Results in Court

Posted: 10/20/2006
Lawyer Ousainou Darboe, the United Democratic Party presidential candidate in the 22nd September presidential election, is contesting the election results at the High Court in Banjul. The case, which was heard on Wednesday, 18th October 2006, is being presided over by the Chief Justice, His Honor Abdou Karim Savage.

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Gambia: Opposition Leaders Claim Fraud in Friday's Election

Posted: 09/25/2006
In his first public reaction to the declaration of the results of last Friday's presidential elections the leader of the main opposition UDP party, Lawyer Ousainou Darboe has said he does not accept the results of the elections. He said the IEC has not been in full control of electoral process. He accused the IEC of conniving with the APRC regime to rig the elections.

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Gambian opposition claims fraud

Posted: 09/25/2006
Gambian opposition leader Oussainou Darboe considers a legal challenge to President Jammeh's re-election.

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Yahaya JAMMEH reelected for third term in office

Posted: 09/24/2006
Official results released by the Independent Electoral Commission on September 24 declared President Yahaya JAMMEH the winner of the September 22 election. JAMMEH received 67% of the votes, while opposition leader Ousainou DARBOE (UDP/NRP) came in second with 26.69% of votes. Both were followed by Halifa SALLAH (NADD) with 5.98%. Turnout was 58.58% with more than 390,000 people casting votes. DARBOE refused to accept the results claiming election fraud and voter intimidation by the government. To vote in presidential elections, Gambians use a unique marble system which was introduced more than 40 years ago to address the high illiteracy problem in the country. Instead of a ballot paper, each voter receives a colorless glass marble that s/he must drop in the drum (ballot box) for the candidate of choice. While descending, the marble hits a bell that alerts the presiding officer that the vote was cast.

Source: ElectionGuide

Gambia: Ruling Party Sure of Victory

Posted: 09/22/2006
The ruling APRC party is already warming up for victory celebrations at the July 22nd square in Banjul. Many supporters assured AllGambian that their party is poised to win and nothing can prevent this in God's power.

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Gambia votes in presidential poll

Posted: 09/22/2006
Gambians are going to the polls in presidential elections, with incumbent Yahya Jammeh a clear favourite.

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Gambia poll head sacking anger

Posted: 07/19/2006
Gambia's opposition criticises the sacking of the independent electoral commission head weeks before polls.

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