The Gambia (Vol 13, 2016)
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1 December 2016 was a watershed moment in the annals of Gambian political history. With an estimated turnout of more than 70% in a presidential election that was by all accounts deemed free and fair, Adama Barrow, an obscure and lesser-known candidate of the opposition caused a major upset, defeating Yahya Jammeh, the incumbent and long-serving president by 43.3% to 39.6 % of the votes cast. People ran into the streets in jubilation. After having initially recognised the elections as fair and just, on 9 December, Jammeh contested the results. Senegal urged ecowas, the au, and the un to take all necessary measures to protect the electoral decision and the sovereignty of the Gambian people.
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The Gambia (Vol 13, 2016)
in Africa Yearbook OnlineSearch for other papers by Alice Bellagamba in
Current site
Google Scholar
(2,353 words)