Parliamentary elections were held in

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on 25 January 2007. Forty-eight members of the

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were elected, with another five being appointed by the President."Gambia's ruling party wins majority"
Al Jazeera, January 26, 2007. The result was a victory for the ruling

Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction The Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) is a political party in The Gambia. Founded by army officers who staged a coup in 1994, it was the dominant ruling party from 1996 until 2016 with president Yahya Jammeh. History ...

(APRC), which won 42 of the 48 seats. After the elections, President Yahya Jammeh said that "constituencies that voted the opposition should not expect my government's development projects. I want to teach people that opposition in Africa does not pay." He expressed satisfaction with the results and said that "voters have thrown out the two empty barrels from the National Assembly"; this was believed to be a reference to the defeat of two prominent opposition politicians,

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and

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. Salleh blamed the opposition's poor performance on a split in its ranks and said that he intended to retire from politics.

Campaign

A total of 103 candidates were approved by the Independent Electoral Commission. The ruling APRC was the only party to contest all 48 seats, and ran unopposed in five constituencies.Republic of the Gambia
Psephos

Results

References

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