The
Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has issued a statement announcing the
nomination schedule for the aspiring candidates for the presidential election
of 1 December 2016.
According
to the schedule, on Monday at 10a.m. the Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC) will
be at the IEC to formally file in the party’s nominee for a presidential
candidate. Mamma Kandeh is the de facto
flag-bearer of the party.
On
Tuesday, 10a.m. is the turn of the independent presidential candidate, Dr
Isatou Touray, the first woman to run for the office of president in The
Gambia.
The
coalition of seven opposition political parties is scheduled to file in
nomination on Wednesday, also at 10a.m.
The coalition has elected Adama Barrow as its presidential candidate in
the forthcoming election.
The
incumbent party, the Alliance for Patriotic, Reorientation and Construction
(APRC), will file in its nomination on Thursday at the usual time. President Yahya Jammeh, chairman of the APRC,
is the flag-bearer of the party.
“All
political parties and aspiring candidates and their supporters are entreated to
respect this schedule as the IEC shall strictly follow it,” the electoral body
warned.
