 On 21 January 2017 Jammeh announced stepped down as president and abandoned the country and went to exile in Equatorial Guinea.On 27 January 2017 Barrow returned to Gambia and officially took office.On 6 April 2017 parliamentary elections were held, which saw the victory of Barrow's United Democratic Party, scoring 37,47% and winning 31 of the 53 seats of the National Assembly.