A group called Gambia Participates wants new rules about money in elections. They fight against people doing bad things with money. This group thinks the National Assembly should make a law about how people pay for their voting teams.
The Gambia has no rules right now about money for elections. This means political parties can spend money any way they want. Some people buy votes with money. Women and people without much money have a hard time running for office.
Political parties should show their money papers to the election people, but many don't. The people who run for office don't have to tell anyone where their money comes from.
Gambia Participates and another group called the Election Watch Committee think a new law would make elections fairer. They want all election money to be monitored. They think the Anti-Corruption people should check this money. They also want to stop vote buying, which is when someone gives you something nice if you vote for them.
The groups asked political parties not to buy votes, as doing so is against the law. They also wanted people talking about elections to be nice and not say mean things. They asked the National Assembly to work faster on making better election laws.
These groups talked to newspeople. They want reporters to tell the truth about elections and think the police did a good job keeping the peace at the last election.
The groups watched a small election in Massembeh. They said it was fair. People who voted got to pick who they wanted. A few small problems happened, but the election still worked well.
The Gambia has no rules right now about money for elections. This means political parties can spend money any way they want. Some people buy votes with money. Women and people without much money have a hard time running for office.
Political parties should show their money papers to the election people, but many don't. The people who run for office don't have to tell anyone where their money comes from.
Gambia Participates and another group called the Election Watch Committee think a new law would make elections fairer. They want all election money to be monitored. They think the Anti-Corruption people should check this money. They also want to stop vote buying, which is when someone gives you something nice if you vote for them.
The groups asked political parties not to buy votes, as doing so is against the law. They also wanted people talking about elections to be nice and not say mean things. They asked the National Assembly to work faster on making better election laws.
These groups talked to newspeople. They want reporters to tell the truth about elections and think the police did a good job keeping the peace at the last election.
The groups watched a small election in Massembeh. They said it was fair. People who voted got to pick who they wanted. A few small problems happened, but the election still worked well.
