Gambian President Yahya Jammeh was reelected by 72 percent of the vote to a new five-year term on November 25 . . . the closest challengers received 17 and 11 percent of the vote . . . Jammeh has ruled for 17 years . . . He had said that his Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council (AFPRC) party would win “with a landslide” . . . regional district chiefs had campaigned to crown Jammeh “King of The Gambia” earlier this year . . . Jammeh already directly oversees several ministries, including the ministry of defense and several businesses. . . . The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) condemned the election for failing to meet its minimum standards for elections and said it would not be “free and fair” although the African Union (AU) did not report any instances of intimidation . . . President Jammeh’s reelection reflects the entrenched power of the AFPRC, which is supported by much of the media. . . formally amending the constitution to make Jammeh a king would not change much in terms of daily life in Gambia since he has already consolidated power in the presidency.