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The head of The Gambia's electoral commission has declared opposition candidate Adama Barrow as the winner of the 2016 presidential election.
The results were:
Adama Barrow - 263,515 votes
Yahya Jammeh - 212,099 votes
Here are seven things you should about the president-elect:'
1. Born in 1965 in small village near the market town of Basse, eastern Gambia
2. Moved to London in the 2000s, reportedly working as a security guard at Argos department store in north London while he completed his studies.
3. Returned to Gambia in 2006 to set up his own property company
4. 51-year-old wins nomination to lead coalition of seven opposition parties against President Jammeh
5. Criticises the lack of a two-term limit on the presidency and condemns the jailing of opposition politicians
6. Promotes an independent judiciary, freedom for media and civil society
7. Adama says he will introduce a three-year transitional government made up from members of the opposition coalition if he wins
The results were:
Adama Barrow - 263,515 votes
Yahya Jammeh - 212,099 votes
Here are seven things you should about the president-elect:'
1. Born in 1965 in small village near the market town of Basse, eastern Gambia
2. Moved to London in the 2000s, reportedly working as a security guard at Argos department store in north London while he completed his studies.
3. Returned to Gambia in 2006 to set up his own property company
4. 51-year-old wins nomination to lead coalition of seven opposition parties against President Jammeh
5. Criticises the lack of a two-term limit on the presidency and condemns the jailing of opposition politicians
6. Promotes an independent judiciary, freedom for media and civil society
7. Adama says he will introduce a three-year transitional government made up from members of the opposition coalition if he wins