{"id":2726,"date":"2022-04-11T09:07:32","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T09:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/?p=2726"},"modified":"2022-04-11T09:07:32","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T09:07:32","slug":"gambian-presidents-party-gets-19-seats-in-legislative-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/2726\/gambian-presidents-party-gets-19-seats-in-legislative-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Gambian president&#8217;s Party gets 19 seats in legislative vote"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gambian president&#8217;s political Party won a narrow victory in the legislative elections held on April, 9.\u00a0Adama Barrow&#8217;s National People&#8217;s Party (NPP) won 19 of the 53 parliamentary seats up for grabs, according to the country&#8217;s independent electoral commission.<\/p>\n<p>This means although the NPP has overturned the majority held by his main opponent the United Democratic Party,\u00a0they will have to seak for a coalition to govern the 58-seat chamber. The President will have to appoint five additional lawmakers from his own party in the next few days, including the Speaker of the House.<\/p>\n<p>President Barrow took power in 2017 and was re-elected last December ending over two decades of dictatorship under Yahya Jammeh.<\/p>\n<p>Among several challenges facing the <a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/?s=Gambia\">Gambian<\/a> president in West Africa&#8217;s young democracy, a response to recommendations from a commission that investigated crimes committed by the state under the Jammeh regime is expected.<\/p>\n<p>The new parliament is due to be sworn in on April, 14.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gambian president&#8217;s political Party won a narrow victory in the legislative elections held on April, 9.\u00a0Adama Barrow&#8217;s National People&#8217;s Party (NPP) won 19 of the 53 parliamentary seats up for grabs, according to the country&#8217;s independent electoral commission. 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