In a message dated 1/18/02 12:18:19 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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> You also raised a good point in your earlier post about the implications
> this might have on the recently held presidential election.  Just look at
> the Serrekunda figures.  What that tells me is that the Casamance people did
> NOT want to make the journey this time around.
>
>

KB:
Thanks for the clarification.

The disparity in the nos that voted this time and those that voted in 2001
Prez elections is alrming.

In fact, I am just looking at this site which shows a breakdown by
contituency of the 2001 elections and the voter turn-out was considerably
higher that time around.

For example in Serrekunda Central, where Halifa won, the APRC candidate there
polled almost 4000 votes less than Jammeh did during the 2001 campaign.  Also
in 2001, only 3158 people stayed away as oppsed to 14,000 this time around.

Even if we were to assume that all 7764 people who voted for the UDP in 2001
stayed away, what happened to the other approx. 7000?

Something very strange is happening here.

Yus

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