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Despite his massive victory during the Presidential Election, voters rejected the NPP in the urban settlements in three consecutive local government elections. The party also lost mayoral election in Banjul, the capital city.
The report, alongside predictions of the remaining regions, was read by Mustapha Jobarteh, Researcher at CepRass, on Saturday at NaNa Conference Hall in Bakau. According to the survey, the candidate of the United Democratic Party (UDP), Talib Ahmed Bensouda, holds a commanding 55% of the support of respondents.
He accused the former councilor Papa Tunkara and JP Arabou Ansu Kanyi for bringing Senegalese from the nearby villages to vote. He further threatened to sue IEC, Papa Tunkara and JP Arabou Ansu Kanyi for election malpractice.
The Party held its first ever selection of candidates for the forthcoming elections on Wednesday, the 8 of March 2023, at various regions and municipalities across the country. Thus it has selected various members through primaries, as well as negotiations between the running candidates.