Our elections cycle has now come full circle, ‘debilitating, internecine ‘wars’ fought in 2016, 2017 and 2018. Must be draining, exhausting, expensive, tumultuous, divisive and polarising for the Smiling Coast. Imagine a forced smile in a war. After the last ‘war’, we can count our losses, celebrate our victories even[Read More…]
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London Letter With Dida Halake: Gambia’s Political Stability To 2021 – And Two Foolhardy Predictions!
Now that the parliamentary, council and mayoral elections are out of the way, the political environment appears stable for the next three years – not least because the UDP has shown its political dominance winning all these elections. Sure, the first-past-the-post (or winner-takes-all) voting system is unfair, but Westminster is[Read More…]
KMC Mayoral Race: UDP’s Bensouda Hopefully Of Beating Opinion Polls
In the wake of polls results putting him on track of commanding today’s mayoral election, United Democratic Party (UDP) candidate in Kanifing Municipality has expressed hope to pull more votes than expected. “I hope I will do more,” Bensouda told this reporter shortly after casting his ballot at Pipe-Line Mosque,[Read More…]
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