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Commonwealth Gives the Gambia’s Election a Clean Bill of Health

“Our conclusion is that this was an election conducted fairly, openly and with transparency,” he told the journalists at the presidency, while noting that the Commonwealth was here even before the campaign started.  “So we didn’t just come overnight. We had our Commonwealth team that came in while you were preparing for an election that was here during the campaign and on election day and we are still here four or five days after the election. So we have been with you all throughout this period.”

The Commonwealth Observer Mission chief said they have noted the calm atmosphere in which the campaign was carried out, the absence of violence, the civility of the language that was adopted by the governing party, something he said was reciprocated by the opposition as well.

Commonwealth Preliminary Statement On Presidential Election

The Commonwealth Expert Team dispatched to observer The Gambia’s presidential election held on November 24th, has issued a preliminary assessment on the election.

The statement according to Professor A. Bolaji Akinyemi, chairperson of the Commonwealth Expert Team, is their preliminary assessment of the presidential election, which reflects largely their observations on the pre-election environment, the polling day itself and the post- election phase.

Key findings…The Pre-Election Environment

…The results of this election show that the Government of The Gambia has the mandate of its people to embark on the necessary democratic reforms which will guarantee sustainable economic development. The Commonwealth stands ready to assist in such reforms.