Gambian voters went to the polls and cast their ballots on Thursday, which will likely result in the re-election of incumbent President Yahya Jammeh.

The elections held in the tiny West African nation were condemned by the Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS), reported the BBC. ECOWAS said it is impossible for the polls to be free or fair because of intimidation tactics used by Jammeh, who has ruled the country since a 1994 military coup.

“The preparations and political environment for the said election are adjudged by the commission not to be conducive for the conduct of free, fair and transparent polls,” ECOWAS said, according to the broadcaster.

Gambia has a high level of illiteracy and many voters have to drop marbles into a colored drum representing the candidate they wish to vote for.

“I voted for Jammeh because thanks to him I was able to attend university here,” Amie Khan, 27, one of the first voters to cast her ballot, told AFP.

However, another voter, Musa Manneh, told the news agency that he voted against the president. “I have been convinced by the opposition that this country needs change,” said Manneh.