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National Reconciliation Party
The National Reconciliation Party is a political party in The Gambia. It was founded in 1996 and is led by its founder Hamat Bah. Previously an opposition party, it has now been part of a coalition government headed by President Adama Barrow since 2017. History The National Reconciliation Party was founded in 1996 by Hamat Bah as part of his intention to run for the presidency. He ultimately finished third in the presidential election, which was won by Yahya Jammeh. The party remained in opposition to him for the next twenty years. The NRP was part of Coalition 2016, which fielded activist Adama Barrow Adama Barrow (, born 15 February 1965) is a The Gambia, Gambian politician and real estate developer who has served as President of The Gambia since 2017. Born in Mankamang Kunda, a village in Jimara district, he attended Crab Island Secondary ... as their candidate and successfully denied Jammeh a fifth term in that year's presidential election. The party has since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamat Bah
Hamat Ngai Kumba Bah is a Gambian politician who is the current Minister of Tourism and Culture in President Adama Barrow's cabinet. He is also the leader of the National Reconciliation Party (NRP) and has been a presidential candidate in 1996, 2001 and 2011. He was the National Assembly Member for Upper Saloum from 1997 to 2005. Early life Bah was born in Upper Saloum in the Central River Division. He worked as a teacher at the Gambia College before becoming a manager at Novotel Hotel in Kotu Strand. Political career Bah entered politics in 1996 when he stood as the newly-formed National Reconciliation Party's (NRP) candidate in the first president election since Yahya Jammeh's coup d'état in 1994. He came third with 5.5% of the vote. In the 1997 parliamentary election, Bah was one of two NRP candidates to win seats, making them the third largest party. Bah, specifically, won the seat of Upper Saloum with 56.2% of the vote. He became a leading critic of the ruling A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Gambian Presidential Election
Presidential elections were held in the Gambia on 22 September 2006. Incumbent President Yahya Jammeh was re-elected with 67.3% of the vote.Gambian president is re-elected ''BBC News'', 23 September 2006 , who finished second with 27% of the vote, rejected the official results, saying that the elections had not been free and fair and that there was widespread . Electoral system All the 989 polling booths used |
Alliance For Patriotic Reorientation And Construction
The Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) is a political party in the Gambia. Founded by army officers who staged the 1994 coup, it was the dominant party of the Gambia from 1996 to 2016 under president Yahya Jammeh. History The APRC was formed in 1996 to support coup organiser Yahya Jammeh's successful campaign in the 1996 presidential election. The party would rule over the country for the next twenty years, with subsequent elections being heavily controversial and the APRC facing very little opposition. For instance, no other candidates ran in 33 of the 45 National Assembly seats won by the APRC in the 2002 parliamentary elections, as the main opposition party, the United Democratic Party boycotted what it described would be an unfair election. Despite such criticisms, the APRC was described as very popular amongst the Jola ethnic group. In terms of nationwide percentage, the party's best parliamentary election result was in 2007 (59.7%), while it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National People's Party (The Gambia)
The National People's Party is a Gambian political party centred around the leadership of the incumbent President of the Gambia, Adama Barrow. History The NPP was founded on 31 December 2019 by Adama Barrow amidst internal turmoil within Coalition 2016. Relations had deteriorated between Barrow and his former party, the United Democratic Party (UDP). In 2019, Barrow dismissed UDP party leader Ousainou Darboe as his Vice President following disagreements. Darboe refused to support Barrow's re-election campaign for the 2021 election, instead launching his own. Dou Sano, a presidential adviser, told the press that the "National People’s Party is here for all Gambians, it is here to wipe the tears of Gambians by solving the problems of Gambians." Reaction to the creation of the party was varied. Many supporters of Barrow have commented that Barrow legally had every right to found a party and run for-election, whilst others have argued that doing so was a betrayal of the Coaliti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Progressive Party (Gambia)
The People's Progressive Party is a political party in the Gambia. It was the dominant ruling party of the Gambia from 1962 to 1994, during the presidency of party founder Dawda Jawara. The People's Progressive Party lost power after the 1994 Gambian coup d'état, which saw the beginning of the authoritarian regime of Yahya Jammeh. The Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) then became the dominant party of the Gambia. Today, the People's Progressive Party remains active, but lacks the same level of influence it exercised in the late 20th century. History The party was founded in 1959 as the Protectorate People's Party (PPP) and was later changed to the People's Progressive Party. The party won the 1962 general election, and in October 1963, upon the attainment of self-government, their leader, Dawda Jawara, became Prime Minister of the Gambia. With the republican referendum in 1970, Jawara became the first President of the Gambia. In 1981, there was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Democratic Party (Gambia)
The United Democratic Party (abbr. UDP) is a political party in the Gambia, founded in 1996 by 3 political parties banned by the government of Yahya Jammeh (the PPP, NCP and GPP) led by human rights lawyer and freedom fighter Ousainou Darboe. It is the largest opposition party in the National Assembly since 2022. A prominent opposition party to the ruling government of Yahyah Jammeh and the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction party, the UDP ran Darboe as its candidate in every presidential election from 1996 to 2011, with Darboe coming second to Jammeh each time. After Darboe was jailed by the government in April 2016,, the UDP selected former UDP deputy treasurer Adama Barrow as its new leader and candidate for the 2016 presidential election. The UDP established Coalition 2016 Gambia Coalition 2016 was the governing coalition of The Gambia in the late 2010s, consisting of seven Gambian political parties, civil society groups and one independent candidat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Gambian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in The Gambia on 6 April 2017. They were first parliamentary elections since the inauguration of president Adama Barrow and the ECOWAS military intervention and saw a landslide victory for the United Democratic Party, which won 31 of the 53 seats. Electoral system The 53 members of the National Assembly were elected from single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting. Conduct The European Union (EU) sent a European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) to The Gambia in preparation for the parliamentary election on 13 March, at the invitation of the Independent Electoral Commission. The mission was formally launched on 22 March 2017 and it is led by the Chief Observer, Miroslav Poche, who is a Czech Member of the European Parliament (MEP). Initially, the mission consisted of six international election experts based in Banjul, and 14 long-term observers (LTOs) deployed across The Gambia. Closer to election day, the mission will ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Gambian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in the Gambia on 29 March 2012. The ruling Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) won 43 of the 48 elected seats. Most opposition parties boycotted the election. These were the last parliamentary elections held during the rule of president Yahya Jammeh. Electoral system 48 of the 53 members of the unicameral National Assembly were directly elected, with an additional five members appointed by the President. Due to the over 50% illiteracy rate in the country, voters would drop glass marbles into coloured drums based on the candidate they chose. Upon the marble hitting the bottom of each drum, a bell would sound to prevent voter fraud through multiple voting. Campaign There were 86 candidates for 48 elected seats. 25 seats were won unopposed by the APRC. Six opposition parties ( United Democratic Party (UDP), People's Progressive Party, People's Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism, National Democratic A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Gambian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in the Gambia on 25 January 2007. Forty-eight members of the National Assembly were elected, with another five being appointed by the President."Gambia's ruling party wins majority" Al Jazeera, January 26, 2007. The result was a victory for the ruling (APRC), which won 42 of the 48 seats. After the elections, President said that "constituencies that voted the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Gambian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in the Gambia on 2 January 1997 three months after 1996 Gambian presidential election, presidential elections. The first parliamentary elections since Yahya Jammeh's 1994 Gambian coup d'état, 1994 coup, they were also the first parliamentary elections to be held under the new constitution approved in a 1996 Gambian constitutional referendum, 1996 referendum. However, Decree 89 meant that pre-1994 parties (such as the former ruling People's Progressive Party (Gambia), People's Progressive Party) were still banned. Freedom House characterized the election as "deeply flawed." The elections were originally scheduled for 11 December 1996, but following an attack on military barracks at Farafenni at the start of November, they were postponed, and all political rallies were banned. Britannica Jammeh's Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
