Gambia: Controversial Amendments Again Deferred At the Eleventh Hour

For the second time, the tabling of the proposed controversial amendments to the Elections Act and the 1997 Constitution at the National Assembly have been deferred. They were called off with two other new bills.

The Elections Act and the 1997 Constitution are now rescheduled to 7 July 2015. They were first scheduled to be tabled on 23 June, but postponed to 30 June, and again deferred. No substantive reason was given for the changes.

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