Gambian opposition parties reject election results

Incumbent president Adama Barrow wins by significant margin in test of democratic stability after decades of Yahya Jammeh's rule

Gambian opposition candidates have rejected the results of Saturday's historic vote in the West African nation that suggest the incumbent president, Adama Barrow, had easily won re-election.

According to official results announced by the electoral commission, Barrow received about 53% of Saturday's vote, far outstripping his nearest rival, political veteran Ousainou Darboe, who won about 28%. In 2016 Barrow unseated the former president Yahya Jammeh, who is accused of human rights abuses and corruption.