Who won re-election in Gambia?

Carl De Souza/AFP via Getty Images The Gambia’s President Adama Barrow, of the National People’s Party, comfortably won re-election on 4 December with about 53% of the vote. The runner-up, Ousainou Darboe of the United Democratic Party, won about 28% of the vote. In third place was Mama Kandeh of the Gambia Democratic Congress with about 12%.

Are Abdoulie Jammeh & Faal re-aligned in the Gambia?

Sallah is 68 and has already announced that he is done running for office. Abdoulie Jammeh and Faal are both in their 50s, but their results call their future candidacies into question unless there is a political re-alignment of some sort in The Gambia.

Did Gambia start counting marble votes after polls closed?

Election officials in the West African nation of Gambia have started counting marble votes after polls closed for the first presidential election in decades that does not include former dictator Yahya Jammeh as a candidate. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

How many Gambians voted on Saturday?

Nearly 860,000 Gambians came to vote on Saturday, a high number that shows a determination for many to exercise their democratic rights as demands for justice in the post-Jammeh era rise. Barrow emerged victorious in 2016 as the candidate for an opposition coalition that tested the 22-year rule of Jammeh.

Will Barrow's victory reverberate through the Gambian political landscape?

A coalition of civil society organisations and the Commonwealth have both described the election as credible and transparent. Barrow’s decisive win will reverberate through the Gambian political landscape. It signals the diminishing importance of his predecessor, Yahya Jammeh, who tried to influence the election from his exile in Equatorial Guinea.

How do illiterate people vote in the Gambia?

Illiteracy is high in The Gambia so a unique voting system involving marbles is used. On arrival at a polling station, and after their ID has been verified, a voter will be directed to a series of drums painted in the party colours of the different candidates. Voters then slot their marbles into the drum of their choice.