UDP defends plan to publish own presidential election tally

The Point.gm 01 Sep The Gambia

Lamin Manneh, the party’s deputy secretary for External Affairs, said the IEC remains the only institution mandated to conduct the election and officially declare its outcome. However, he argued that because results are counted and announced publicly at polling stations, political parties, journalists and citizens have the right to collect and independently tally the figures. “The IEC is mandated

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