Ex-VP Touray files nomination to challenge ex-boss Barrow
Former Vice President Dr. Isatou Touray on Wednesday, 4 November 2026, formally filed her nomination papers with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) as an independent presidential aspirant, setting up a direct contest against her former boss, President Adama Barrow. Touray served as Vice President from 15 March 2019 until her removal in a cabinet reshuffle on 4 May 2022. Day two of the nomination exercise also saw Democratic Party aspirant Yusupha A. Dumbuya file his papers, while the Gambia Action Party informed the IEC it would not be available for nomination as scheduled. Touray was appointed Vice President to replace Ousainou Darboe, leader of the opposition United Democratic Party (UDP), who is also expected to file in the coming days. She now returns not as an insider, but as…