President of the Gambia, Adama Barrow has won the country’s presidential election to rule the second term of office.
Barrow, whose assumption of the presidency five years ago terminated more than 20 years of a dictatorship led by the former leader, Yahya Jammeh, garnered more than 53 per cent of the vote, according to results released by the electoral commission. His main challenger Ousainou Darboe won 27.7 per cent.Saturday’s election, the first since former dictator Jammeh fled into exile, was perceived as crucial for the young West African democracy.
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