Gambia’s Darboe challenges 14,000 voter registrations
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Kerr Fatou
Ousainu Darboe, leader of Gambia’s United Democratic Party (UDP), has not ruled out peaceful protest or legal action over around 14,000 disputed voter registrations. He criticises the Independent Electoral Commission for not responding precisely to the party’s questions, according to an interview with Eye Africa reported by Kerr Fatou.
The leader of Gambia’s United Democratic Party (UDP), Ousainu Darboe, challenged around 14,000 registrations included in the figures for supplementary voter registration published for 2026 by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). He did not rule out peaceful protests or legal action, according to an interview with Eye Africa.
Ousainu Darboe nevertheless said a protest was becoming less likely as the presidential election approached, with the electoral timetable leaving the opposition less time to act, according to Eye Africa.
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