Opposition candidate Adama Barrow has taken an early lead in the Gambian presidential election after 75 per cent of the votes were counted, the electoral commission said on Friday.

Barrow, a businessman who has the support of seven political parties, had won 22 out of 53 constituencies or 138,148 votes in Thursday’s presidential polls.

According to the commission, incumbent Yayha Jammeh won 14 out of 53 constituencies or 126,587 votes.

Jammeh has been the country’s leader for the past 22 years after taken power in 1994.

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