In a message dated 1/18/02 5:58:44 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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> In view of the voter turn-out of yesterday, do you still stand by your
> earlier assertion that the now "dead" UDP/PPP/GPP coalition's call for a
> boycott of the National Assembly elections would be heeded by the Gambian
> people?

Gassama:
In some areas the absentee vote was as high as 50% and in a few instances,
even greater than 50%.

Just a brief perusal of these results shows the obvious:
1.  That the UDP boycott did  show that many Gambians like the absentee
party, are also fed up with the farce of a democracy which we have back home.
 By your boss' admission, democracy is bad since it only causes divisions.

2.  It casts doubt on the outcome of the general elections.

Yus

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