Gambian President Barrow wins re-election; opposition cries foul

FILE PHOTO: Gambian's polling station staff member empties a box to count the marbles that represent votes for a presidential candidate Ousainou Darboe during the presidential election, in Banjul, Gambia December 4, 2021. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

BANJUL (Reuters) -Gambian President Adama Barrow has comfortably won re-election, the electoral commission said on Sunday, though he may face a legal challenge from opposition candidates who rejected the results because of unspecified irregularities.

The vote was the first in 27 years without disgraced former President Yahya Jammeh, who was forced into exile in Equatorial Guinea after refusing to accept defeat to Barrow in 2016.