Gambian parliamentary election, 2012

The parliamentary elections in Gambia in 2012 took place in the West African state of Gambia on March 29, 2012. It should be determined 48 of 53 seats, the Gambian National Assembly and the remaining five seats are by appointment by the country's president, Yahya Jammeh, busy. Because of the boycott of the elections by the main opposition parties were actual votes were taken only in less than half of the constituencies. The Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction ("Party for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction " ), the president's party, won these from the West African Economic Community (ECOWAS ) as " neither free nor fair nor transparent" designated elections more than 50 percent of the vote and 43 of the 48 allocated seats in parliament.

Boycott of the election by the main opposition parties

With one exception, boycotted the main opposition parties in the country, and the United Democratic Party (UDP), People's Progressive Party, People's Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism, National Democratic Action Movement, Gambia Moral Congress, Gambia Party for Democracy and Progress, National Convention Party the National Alliance for Democracy and Development, the elections after the electoral commission had refused to postpone the election date. The opposition parties denounced a complete mixing of the interests of the ruling party APRC and the state interests in Gambia. 2012 Of the three 2007 is encountered in the parliamentary elections in Gambia opposition parties participated in only the National Reconciliation Party, with five percent of the vote but no seats had been able to achieve during the 2007 elections.

As a result, the elections also took place only in 23 constituencies, as the candidate of the ruling Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction faced no opposition candidates in the remaining 25 constituencies and so they took their seats without choice.

Expiration

Due to the high illiteracy rate in the Gambia, the voters cast their votes by throwing marbles in drums, each representing a particular party. A bell is rung at the fall of the Hill then made ​​in each case that no double murmur could interject.

International observers

The African Union, the Commonwealth of Nations and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation sending international observers to Gambia. The West African Economic Community ( ECOWAS) refused to upgrade the elections by the deployment of observers, since opposition and voters were intimidated by repression and threats and was to be expected that the elections were " neither free nor fair nor transparent" expire. ECOWAS also criticized the AU for the deployment of observers.

Results

  • Otherwise:. 5
  • APRC: 43
  • NRP: 1
  • Indep. 4

With "Otherwise. " are the seats meant that the Presidents were appointed.

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