The Gambia’s, President Adama Barrow’s ruling National People’s Party (NPP) emerges winner of the local government elections held on Saturday.
However, the victory was a narrow one as the NPP lost in the two largest regions of the country while winning by a landslide in the capital city Banjul.
Despite being a significant event, the election recorded one of the poorest voter turnouts in the country’s history, with less than half of registered voters casting their ballots.
From Banjul, Sankulleh Janko provides more details.
