Gambia: Why Did Coalition Negotiators Agree to Three Years?

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The Coalition aimed to have a non-partisan transitional government that has no other mandate but to ensure constitutional, institutional, civil service, security and other reforms aimed at creating a democratic society that would enable each Gambian to take ownership of himself or herself as sovereign citizen free from inducement or intimidation. It was unanimously agreed that a period of three years was enough to effect all the changes and development necessary for a transitional government to carry out its mandate.

It was envisaged that the transitional president would have no vested partisan interest and would maintain an Independent posture and create a level ground for future multi-party contest.

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