Presidential elections were held in
the Gambia on 22 September 2006. Incumbent President
Yahya Jammeh was re-elected with 67.3% of the vote.[1]Ousainou Darboe, who finished second with 27% of the vote, rejected the official results, saying that the elections had not been free and fair and that there was widespread
voter intimidation.[2]
Electoral system
All the 989 polling booths used
marbles, which were inserted into candidate drums instead of ballot papers due to the high
illiteracy rate. The marble system is only used in
Gambia, where it has been used since 1965.[3]