Presidential in Gambia: "for the first time, we have open and competitive elections"
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Mathias Hounkpè, political scientist, heads the Open Society Foundation, OSIWA.
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By: Laurent Correau Follow
In Gambia, the electoral campaign of the presidential election saw its last fires.
It ends tomorrow, Thursday, December 2, 2021. Six candidates are on the list for this first ballot of the post-Jammeh era, but two figures dominate the debate: the outgoing Adama Barrow and the historic opponent Ousainou Darboe.
What are the balance of power?
What role is former President Yaya Jammeh likely to play in this election?
To talk about it, our guest this morning is researcher Matthias Houkpè, who heads the political governance program of the NGO OSIWA.
He answers Laurent Correau's questions.
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