Image of incumbent President Adama Barrow. Photo Source: Star TV – The Gambia
Claim: Adama Barrow, the incumbent president and flag bearer of the National People’s Party (NPP), claims that England and Germany don’t have term limits.
Verdict: True! The claim by Adama Barrow, leader of the ruling National People’s Party (NPP), that England and Germany don’t have term limits is true.
Full Text: On Nov. 10, 2026, during his interaction with the media after the filing of his nomination papers at the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). Responding to a question from a journalist, Barrow stated that England and Germany have no term limits.
In the 47-minute, thirty-three seconds footage, Barrow stands behind the podium at the IEC, responding to questions from journalists. Watch from 22:40 – 23:13 mins.
“Thank you very much. I think I have always made myself very clear that I believe in term limits. But that does not mean term limits is the best system of governance. We have countries that are very democratic, countries like England, countries like Germany; they are democratic countries, but they don’t have term limits. But I believe in term limits,” he claimed.
As of Nov. 12, 2026, the video had accumulated 1k likes, 2k comments, and 48 shares.
Due to the ongoing debate over presidential term limits, which are not provided for in the 1997 Constitution of the Gambia, Info-Checked conducted this fact-check to establish the facts about the claim.
Verification
To verify the claim made by Incumbent Adama Barrow during his media interface at the IEC, we conducted research to establish the facts about the two countries mentioned.
Our findings indicated that both England and Germany have no term limits. For Germany, there is no fixed term of office and no limitation as to the number of terms of office specific for the Federal Chancellor as provided in their Basic Law.
As per (Article 39.1) of the Basic Law, he/she is usually elected for the duration of one legislative period, i.e. for four years under the Basic Law.
England and the UK in general do not have a single, written (or codified) constitutional document. It just has what is known as an “uncodified constitution.” The British Monarch is the head of state and sovereign, but not the head of government.
The Prime Minister is the head of the government of the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister also does not have any fixed term limit; they only stay as long as Parliament backs them and also maintains a parliamentary majority and confidence in the House of Commons, or as long as the governing coalition stays intact.
Conclusion Our findings show that the claim made by the incumbent, Adama Barrow, during his interaction with the media after filing his nomination papers at the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) headquarters was factual. The claim is true.
By: Momodou Janneh
