2001 Gambian presidential election

2001 Gambian presidential election

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Registered	509,301
Nominee Yahya Jammeh Ousainou Darboe Hamat Bah Party APRC UDP NRP Popular vote 242,302 149,448 35,671 Percentage 52.84% 32.59% 7.78%
Results by region
President before election Yahya Jammeh Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Reconstruction Elected President Yahya Jammeh Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Reconstruction

Politics of the Gambia
Constitution Human rights LGBT rights
Executive President (list) Adama Barrow Vice-President Badara Joof Cabinet
Legislative National Assembly Speaker: Fabakary Jatta
Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice: Hassan Bubacar Jallow
Elections Political parties Politicians Recent elections Presidential: 2016 2021 Parliamentary: 2017 2022
Administrative divisions Regions Districts
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad Minister: Mamadou Tangara Diplomatic missions of / in the Gambia Passport Visa requirements Visa policy
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Presidential elections were held in the Gambia on 18 October 2001. The result was a victory for the incumbent Yahya Jammeh, who took just over 50% of the vote.

Conduct

Pre-election violence resulted in the death of an unarmed opposition supporter who was shot by a police officer,^[1] and several injuries.^[2] The government also expelled a British diplomat who had attended an opposition rally.^[3]

Results

References

Further reading

• Saine, Abdoulaye (2003). "The presidential election in The Gambia, October 2001". Electoral Studies. 22 (2): 375–381. doi:10.1016/S0261-3794(02)00064-1.

External links

• Gambia election: Candidates' profiles BBC News, 17 October 2001

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