Adama Barrow Seeks Third Term in Gambia Election 2026 as Jammeh Justice Stalls

Politics · Gambia

—The stakes. President Adama Barrow is seeking a third term despite earlier pledges to serve only one term and support constitutional term limits.

—The date. Gambians vote on 5 December 2026, in a presidential election held under the transition that followed Yahya Jammeh’s 22-year rule.

—The challengers. Veteran opposition leader Ousainou Darboe, former TRRC counsel Essa Mbye Faal, and Coalition 2026 flagbearer Talib Bensouda lead a crowded field.

—The economy. Growth slowing to about 4.7 percent coexists with roughly 53 percent poverty and 7 percent inflation in a tourism, peanut, and remittance economy.