Gambia’s Jammeh Wins Fourth Term With 71% of Votes Cast

Gambia’s president, Yahya Jammeh, won his fourth term in office, extending his 17-year rule of the West African nation after obtaining 71 percent of votes in an election condemned by a regional bloc of nations.

Jammeh, 46, defeated opposition candidates Ousainou Darboe, who got 17 percent, and Hamat Bah who won 11 percent, according to figures compiled by Bloomberg based on data published by the Banjul-based Independent Electoral Commission on its website.