(JollofNews) – Nominations for the Gambia’s presidential election will be held from 7th to 10th November, the country’s electoral commission has announced. At least nine registered political parties and one independent candidate have announced their intentions to contest this year’s election. And the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) said the three-day[Read More…]
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Gambia’s Ruling Party Wins Local By-Election
(JollofNews) – The Gambia’s governing party, the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) of President Yahya Jammeh has won a local by-election held on Thursday in the Basse Area Council. The Sare-Ngai ward election was organised by the country’s electoral commission following the death of Councillor Ebrima Menke Barrow.[Read More…]
Two Dormant Opposition Parties Struck Off In Gambia
(JollofNews) – The Gambia’s electoral commission has struck off two dormant political parties after they failed to meet the country’s electoral rules. The National Democratic Action Movement (NDAM) and the Gambia Democratic Party (GDP) have not met the country’s new Elections Amendment Act (2015) which among other things requires executive[Read More…]
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