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2021 Gambian presidential election. Presidential elections were held in the Gambia on 4 December 2021. [ 1 ] The result was a victory for incumbent President Adama Barrow of the National People's Party, who received 53% of the vote, defeating five other candidates.
ECOWAS deployed 40 election observers to all the 7 administrative regions in the Gambia to monitor the electoral process. H.E. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, head of the ECOWAS observation mission, stated after observing the election process in the capital city of Banjul that the election was "conducted in a calm and transparent atmosphere, using the Gambian electoral process."
2023 Gambian local elections. Local elections were held in the Gambia on 20 May 2023. [1] [2] The elections took place following President Adama Barrow 's re-election under the banner of the new National People's Party, and their subsequent victory in the 2022 parliamentary elections.
Presidential elections were held in The Gambia on 1 December 2016. [1] In a surprise result, opposition candidate Adama Barrow defeated long-term incumbent Yahya Jammeh. [2] [3] The election marked the first change of presidency in The Gambia since a military coup in 1994, and the first transfer of power by popular election since independence from the United Kingdom in 1965.
The Gambia elects on national level a head of state – the president – and a legislature. The president is elected for a five-year term by the people. The National Assembly has 53 members, 48 members elected for a five-year term and 5 members appointed (the fifth nominated member is the Speaker). The Gambia was a one party dominant state ...
Fabakary Jatta. Deputy Speaker. Seedy Njie. Majority Leader. Billay G. Tunkara. Minority Leader. Alhagie S. Darboe. The sixth National Assembly of the Gambia is the legislature of the Gambia, elected at the 2022 parliamentary election and serving until the 2027 parliamentary election. [1]
Politics of the Gambia. Politics of The Gambia takes place within the framework of a presidential republic, whereby the President of The Gambia is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and parliaments.
Events. Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in the Gambia. 13 May – 2023 Gambian local elections [1] 24 February – Gambian president Adama Barrow appoints Muhammad B.S. Jallow as the country's new vice-president after the previous one, Badara Joof, died last month in India. [2]