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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>AU, Ecowas, others declare election ‘credible and fair’ The African Union, Ecowas, Commonwealth and other continental observers have described The Gambia\u2019s presidential election as credible, fair and transparent with no major irregularities observed.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is the view of the Commonwealth Observer Group that this election was conducted in a credible, transparent and inclusive manner,\u201d the head of the Commonwealth Observer Group, former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo told journalists yesterday. He said despite the various areas where they have recommended improvements for future elections, it is their considered assessment that they did not materially affect the conduct of the election. \u201cWe call on all candidates, supporters and other stakeholders in the electoral process, to continue to show restraint and magnanimity and to uphold their pre-election commitments to peace with the spirit of national solidarity. We believe the people of The Gambia deserve that from their elected representatives,\u201d Obasanjo said.<\/p>\n

The African Union head of Observer Mission Kgalema Petrus Motlanthe, former President of South Africa, said: \u201cBased on its pre-election assessment and Election Day findings, the AUEOM concludes that the election was conducted in a peaceful and democratic political environment and conforms to national and international standards.\u201d The AU team recommended for the government to enact laws that provide for public funding and enforce regulations governing private funding of political parties.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe AUEOM calls on all stakeholders to remain calm during and after the electoral process. The Mission urges any stakeholder dissatisfied with the electoral process to seek redress through the established legal and institutional mechanisms.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Ecowas head of mission, Ernest Bai Koroma, former President of Sierra Leone said the mission is appreciative of the conditions in which the election was organised as well as the speed and transparency in the collation, transmission and declaration of the provisional results by the IEC. \u201cThe Mission congratulates and invites the incoming President to increase efforts to meet the challenges of social stability, economic recovery, democratic governance and consolidation, peace and security in an inclusive manner,\u201d he said. The Mission said despite the controversies, accusations and counter accusations and the rejection of the results by some presidential candidates, Ecowas Mission confirms that the electoral process has been calm and peaceful with no major incident reported.<\/p>\n

Former Ghanaian president John Mahama, who led the EISA Election Observation Mission, said the EISA EOM observed opening and counting procedures in 10 polling stations and voting at 95 polling stations across 6 regions in the country. He said the election was held in \u201ca generally calm and peaceful environment with EISA observer\u2019s not reporting any incident\u201d. \u201cOverall, observers reported that all Election Day procedures were conducted in line with stipulated procedures,\u201d Mahama said.<\/p>\n

The EISA recommended for Gambia to consider the introduction of Presidential term limits, a majority system (50%+1), respond to calls for fundamental reforms of the Electoral Act in line with regional and continental standards, provide for representation of vulnerable and underrepresented groups such as women, youth and people with disabilities and introduce laws regulating campaign financing. The group also urged the new president-elect to implement the TRRC report recommendations to ensure justice and restitution for the victims of Jammeh\u2019s era. The government is also urged to fast-track implementation of security sector reforms and the Anti-corruption commission. Turning to the IEC, the EISA advised the electoral body to put in place requisite mechanisms to allow for diaspora voting, enhance the capacity of the commission through setting up and staffing legal and statistics departments in the commission. The EISA EOM commends the Gambian [people on conducting a peaceful and transparent election and appeals to candidates to maintain peace and use the legally instituted channels to address any grievance that may arise.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Gambia. 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