{"id":30858,"date":"2023-03-03T07:45:27","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T07:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/gdc-expected-to-select-torchbearers-for-councils-friday"},"modified":"2023-03-03T08:29:09","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T08:29:09","slug":"gdc-expected-to-select-torchbearers-for-councils-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gdc-expected-to-select-torchbearers-for-councils-friday","title":{"rendered":"GDC Expected To Select Torchbearers For Councils Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>The Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC) is today expected to select candidates, who will seek election for the top job at the various local councils, later in April.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The party is on Friday expected to sift through the applications filed with its central committee.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s expected that the general public will be informed of the outcome of the exercise before the close of business today.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\">Gambia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. The Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC) is today expected to select candidates, who will seek election for the top job at the various local councils, later in April. The party is on Friday expected to sift through the applications filed with its central committee. 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