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Elections in the Gambia
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The Gambia elects on national level a head of state – the president – and a legislature. The president is elected for a five-year term by the people. The National Assembly has 53 members, 48 members elected for a five-year term and 5 members appointed (the fifth nominated member is the Speaker).
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The Gambia was a one party dominant state with the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction formerly in power until their defeat in 2017.
Opposition parties are allowed as part of a multi-party political system
Following the December 1, 2016 elections, the elections committee declared Adama Barrow winner of the elections. Incumbent president Yahya Jammeh accepted defeat on December 2.[1]