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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>UDP boycotts IEC election broadcast on GRTS By Lamin Cham<\/p>\n

UDP has said it will no longer take part in the current IEC- supervised election broadcasts on national media, GRTS, because of \u2018restriction of political speech\u201d.<\/p>\n

In a protest letter addressed to the IEC, the UDP said the IEC \u2018s interpretation on the use of GRTS\u2019 election broadcast by parties \u201cstifles a candidate\u2019s right to review and criticise the incumbent\u2019s policies, programmes and conduct\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is both impractical and inconceivable in a democratic environment. We believe such a limitation is not in line with the letter and spirit of the law and relevant regulations. The IEC\u2019s denial of the UDP\u2019s right to political expression through the public broadcaster is unacceptable, and therefore, the UDP is not submitting any new content merely to fill airtime on GRTS. The party would rather continue to use other media than to forfeit its right to use the public broadcaster without undue hindrance,\u201d the UDP\u2019s letter shared with the press, stated.<\/p>\n

The party reminded the IEC that political expressions are protected by the Constitution of The Gambia and reflected in various legal documents and must be upheld especially during election campaign periods.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Gambia. UDP boycotts IEC election broadcast on GRTS By Lamin Cham UDP has said it will no longer take part in the current IEC- supervised election broadcasts on national media, GRTS, because of \u2018restriction of political speech\u201d. 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