Gambians are voting for new members of parliament for the first time since the exit of former long-time leader Yahya Jammeh.
In all 239 candidates from nine political parties registered to participate in the polls. 48 seats are up for grasp in Thursday’s election.
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has said that some 886,000 registered voters are eligible to vote.
Many consider Thursday’s process, historic since it now gives Gambians the opportunity to elect lawmakers without any cohesion and imposition as it used to be under Yahya Jammeh.
Several election observer teams have been deployed to Gambia to monitor the electoral process including observers from the European Commission.
Voting in Gambia is done by dropping marbles into barrels. The Chairman of the IEC, Alieu Momar Njie said that the system used in the election that led to the defeat of Yahya Jammeh will be used again.
Polls will close at 4pm local time and votes are to be counted on the spot with winners with simply majority declared.
Source: Africafeeds.com
