The Gambia Journal (Banjul) NEWS January 26, 2007 Posted to the web January 26, 2007 Banjul The ruling APRC party has swept the polls in Thursday's legislative elections, according to the final results announced by the Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commissioner, Mr. Muhamed Caroyol. Ninety-nine candidates contested a total of forty-three seats in the elections to the National Assembly, the country's highest law-making body. Of the forty-three seats contested the APRC took thirty-seven, the main opposition UDP party won four, NADD won one, the Foni Bintang Karanlai constituency was won by an independent candidate. Five of the seats, four in the Fonis and the Upper River Region constituency of Kantora had been unopposed. Though polling was carried out peacefully on Election Day, there were many reports of intimidation, unlawful arrests and detention of opposition supporters in the run-up to the elections. Voter turn-out was very low heating a record of about 38%, compared to more than 70% in 1997, 56% in 2002. Three prominent opposition figures failed to be reelected in yesterday's elections. They are NADD leader Halifa Sallah, UDP veteran politician Kemeseng Jammeh and the erudite politician Hamat Bah. The results re-confirm President Jammeh's landslide victory in the presidential elections four months ago and are likely to strengthen the call for a new brand of opposition politicians. They had been doing very well about a year ago, and won several seats in by-elections held in 2004 and 2005 until when power struggle threw them into a dramatic split in February 2006. _________________________________________________________________ MSN Spaces http://spaces.msn.com/?mkt=nb-no Vis hvem du er og hva du vil いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい