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Darboe Urges Opposition Voters to Back Candidates With a Realistic Chance of Winning
ANM Ousainu Darboe
By Fatou Sillah
Ousainu Darboe, leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP) and flagbearer of the Gambia First Coalition, has urged opposition supporters to vote for the candidates they believe have a realistic…
Barrow Did Not Defeat Jammeh, He Campaigned on Darboe’s Name, Says UDP’s Lamin Manneh
Lamin Manneh, the UDP's Deputy Senior Administrative Secretary for External Affairs
By Seedy Jobe
Lamin Manneh, the United Democratic Party (UDP) deputy administrative secretary for external affairs, has said President Adama…
Darboe Keeps Protest, Legal Action on Table as UDP Presses IEC Over 14,000 Voters
Ousainu Darboe, leader of United Democratic Party (UDP)
By Fatou Sillah
ANM Ousainu Darboe, leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP) and presidential candidate of the Gambia First Coalition, has not ruled out peaceful protests…
Hamat Bah Says No Presidential Challenger Can Match Barrow’s Record, Warns Against Election Violence
Hamat Bah, Minister of Lands, Regional Government, and Religious Affairs
By Makutu Manneh
Hamat Bah, Minister of Lands, Regional Government, and Religious Affairs, has declared that none of the candidates challenging President…
Barrow Calls for End to Tribalism, Cites His Multicultural Family as Reflection of Gambian Unity
President Adama Barrow
By Makutu Manneh
President Adama Barrow has renewed his appeal for national unity, urging Gambians to reject tribalism and recognize the deep ethnic and familial ties that bind the country's diverse…
Barrow Says He Commands Greater Security Powers Than Jammeh but Won’t Abuse Them
President Adama Barrow
By Makutu Manneh
President Adama Barrow has said he commands greater security powers than his predecessor, Yahya Jammeh, but has deliberately chosen restraint over repression, insisting that political…