Gambia's President of 22 Years, Jammeh, rejects election results a week after conceding defeat.

Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh has said
he would not recognise the results of
December 1 elections and called for fresh
polls, a week after he conceded defeat. .
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“In the same way that I accepted the results
faithfully believing that the Independent
Electoral Commission was independent and
honest and reliable, I hereby reject the results
in totality,” he said on Friday in a statement
broadcast on state television.
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“Let me repeat: I will not accept the results
based on what has happened,” he said,
condemning “unacceptable errors” on the part
of electoral authorities and calling for a new
vote. .
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Jammeh pointed to an accounting error,
identified by the IEC, which awarded victory to
his opponent Adama Barrow but with a
slimmer margin than initially announced.
Latest official figures gave Barrow 43.29% of
the votes in the presidential election, while
Jammeh took 39.64%. .
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The turnout was at 59%. Jammeh claimed
“investigations” had revealed that numerous
voters had not been able to cast their ballots.
“This is the most dubious election we ever
had in the history of this country,” he said. .
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“We will go back to the polls because I want
to make sure every Gambian votes under an
electoral commission that is impartial,
independent, neutral and free from foreign
influence,” he said, adding that he would not
tolerate any street protests over his decision.
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Soldiers were seen placing sandbags in
strategic locations across the capital Banjul
Friday, a development which triggered
widespread unease among the already-
spooked population, who had been panic-
buying food before the vote due to fear of
unrest.