Deployment of long-term observers

The EU's Election Observation Mission to The Gambia's 2026 presidential elections has 16 long-term observers.

05.11.2026

Banjul, The Gambia

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Chief Observer wishes observers a good mission.

LTO deployment with Chief Observer and Core Team members

Members of the media filming the deployment

The Chief Observer's departing words were filmed by several media outlets.

Observers saying goodbyes

Observers getting ready to be deployed

Observers' drivers are ready to set off

The mission's long-term observers were deployed across the country on 5 November 2026, exactly a month before election day.