Parliamentary elections were held in The Gambia on 6 April 2017.[1] They were first parliamentary elections since the inauguration of Adama Barrow as President and resulted in a landslide victory for the United Democratic Party, which won 31 of the 53 seats.
The European Union (EU) sent a European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) to The Gambia in preparation for the parliamentary election on 13 March, at the invitation of the Independent Electoral Commission. The mission was formally launched on 22 March 2017 and it is led by the Chief Observer, Miroslav Poche, who is a CzechMember of the European Parliament (MEP). Initially, the mission consisted of six international election experts based in Banjul, and 14 long-term observers (LTOs) deployed across The Gambia. Closer to election day, the mission will deploy short-term observers and also a delegation of seven MEPs. In total, the EU EOM will comprise some 50 observers from the EU member states, as well as from Canada, Norway and Switzerland.[2] On 3 April, the EU EOM deployed 14 short-term observers across The Gambia.[3]
The African Union (AU) commended the smooth conduct of the election, especially considering the instability suffered by the country in the months before the election, with the difficult transfer of power from Yahya Jammeh to Adama Barrow, and various time constraints.[4]
The EU in their report noted the calm and peaceful manner that the elections were conducted, and noted their optimism for the future, where there was hope for further improvement. Jean Lambert, the head of the European Parliament delegation said "The Gambia has been through a historical moment with many things changing almost overnight. A few shortcomings have been identified in the election conduct. However, given the circumstances, I would like to express my great respect to the IEC as well as to the Gambian citizens for the peaceful atmosphere of the election day."
^"Chief Observer Miroslav Poche presented the European Union Election Observation Mission to The Gambia 2017". European External Action Service. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
^"EU deploys 14 election observers across the country". The Point. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
^"AU Observer Mission commends Peaceful Conduct of Elections". The Point. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
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2017, gambian, parliamentary, election, parliamentary, elections, were, held, gambia, april, 2017, they, were, first, parliamentary, elections, since, inauguration, adama, barrow, president, resulted, landslide, victory, united, democratic, party, which, seats. Parliamentary elections were held in The Gambia on 6 April 2017 1 They were first parliamentary elections since the inauguration of Adama Barrow as President and resulted in a landslide victory for the United Democratic Party which won 31 of the 53 seats 2017 Gambian parliamentary election 2012 6 April 2017 2022 53 of the 58 seats in the National Assembly29 seats needed for a majorityParty Leader Seats UDP Ousainou Darboe 37 47 31 NewGDC Mama Kandeh 17 38 5 NewAPRC Fabakary Jatta 15 91 5 38PDOIS Sidia Jatta 8 94 4 NewNRP Samba Jallow 6 26 5 4PPP Yaya Ceesay 2 51 2 NewIndependents 9 56 1 3Speaker of the National Assembly before Speaker of the National AssemblyAbdoulie BojangAPRC Mariam Jack DentonUDP Contents 1 Electoral system 2 Conduct 3 Results 4 See also 5 ReferencesElectoral system editThe 53 members of the National Assembly were elected from single member constituencies by first past the post voting Conduct editThe European Union EU sent a European Union Election Observation Mission EU EOM to The Gambia in preparation for the parliamentary election on 13 March at the invitation of the Independent Electoral Commission The mission was formally launched on 22 March 2017 and it is led by the Chief Observer Miroslav Poche who is a Czech Member of the European Parliament MEP Initially the mission consisted of six international election experts based in Banjul and 14 long term observers LTOs deployed across The Gambia Closer to election day the mission will deploy short term observers and also a delegation of seven MEPs In total the EU EOM will comprise some 50 observers from the EU member states as well as from Canada Norway and Switzerland 2 On 3 April the EU EOM deployed 14 short term observers across The Gambia 3 The African Union AU commended the smooth conduct of the election especially considering the instability suffered by the country in the months before the election with the difficult transfer of power from Yahya Jammeh to Adama Barrow and various time constraints 4 The EU in their report noted the calm and peaceful manner that the elections were conducted and noted their optimism for the future where there was hope for further improvement Jean Lambert the head of the European Parliament delegation said The Gambia has been through a historical moment with many things changing almost overnight A few shortcomings have been identified in the election conduct However given the circumstances I would like to express my great respect to the IEC as well as to the Gambian citizens for the peaceful atmosphere of the election day Results edit nbsp PartyVotes Seats United Democratic Party142 14637 4731NewGambia Democratic Congress65 93817 385NewAlliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction60 33115 915 38People s Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism33 8948 944NewNational Reconciliation Party23 7556 265 4People s Progressive Party9 5032 512NewGambia Moral Congress4 4581 180NewNational Convention Party1 7730 470NewGambia Party for Democracy and Progress1 2710 340NewIndependents36 2519 561 3Appointed seats5 Total379 320100 0058 5Registered voters turnout886 578 Source IECSee also editList of NAMs elected in the 2017 Gambian parliamentary election 2016 2017 Gambian constitutional crisis ECOWAS military intervention in the Gambia 2016 Gambian presidential electionReferences edit Republic of The Gambia IFES Chief Observer Miroslav Poche presented the European Union Election Observation Mission to The Gambia 2017 European External Action Service 22 March 2017 Retrieved 4 April 2017 EU deploys 14 election observers across the country The Point 4 April 2017 Retrieved 4 April 2017 AU Observer Mission commends Peaceful Conduct of Elections The Point Retrieved 2019 01 18 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2017 Gambian parliamentary election amp oldid 1165547736, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
