Gambia Coalition 2016 was the governing coalition of

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in the late 2010s, consisting of seven Gambian

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, civil society groups and one independent candidate created to field and support a unity ticket for the opposition in the 2016 presidential election. The coalition selected real estate developer and deputy treasurer (and presidential candidate) of the United Democratic Party (UDP)

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. Barrow officially left the UDP to allow him to run as an independent candidate, although his candidacy continued to be supported by the UDP through its membership in the coalition. Apart from the UDP, the other parties in the coalition were the

People's Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism The People's Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) is a socialist political party in the Gambia. Since 2005, it has been part of the National Alliance for Democracy and Development (NADD). It was part of Coalition 2016 ...

(PDOIS), the

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 ...

(NRP), the Gambia Moral Congress (GMC), the National Convention Party (NCP), the People's Progressive Party (PPP) and the Gambia Party for Democracy and Progress (GPDP). The independent female candidate and anti-

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activist Dr Isatou Touray and a civil society group headed by Fatoumatta Tambajang also joined the coalition. Barrow won the presidential election, unseating incumbent

Yahya Jammeh Yahya Abdul-Aziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh (born 25 May 1965) is a Gambian politician and former soldier, who served as President of the Gambia from 1996 to 2017. He was the Chairman of the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council (AFPRC) from 1994 ...

after more than 20 years in power. Coalition 2016 members later worked together as a parliamentary supermajority in the first half of the

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2017-2022 term. Their cooperation ended before the 2022 parliamentary elections, which the parties contested independently due to internal disputes. Barrow set up his own party centred around his leadership, and all Coalition 2016 members except the NRP went into opposition.

Governance

The governing body of the coalition was the coalition executive, composed of the following members (sorted by alphabetical order): * Hamat Bah ( NRP) * Dembo Bojang ( UDP) *

Ousainou Darboe A.N.M Ousainou Darboe (born 8 August 1948) is a Gambian politician and leader of the main opposition United Democratic Party (The Gambia), United Democratic Party (UDP). He previously served as Vice-President of the Gambia and Minister of Women's ...

( UDP) * Mai Fatty ( GMC) * Pa Omar Faye (

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) * Modou Bamba Gaye ( NRP) * James Gomez ( PPP) * Omar A. Jallow ( PPP) * Samba Jallow ( NRP) * Musa Jeng (

) * Muhammed Magassy (

) * Fatoumatta Tambajang (

) * Isatou Touray (

) * Sainey Touray ( UDP) * Buba Ayi Samateh (

) * Halifa Sallah ( PDOIS) * Aji Yam Secka ( UDP) * Kebba F. Singhateh (

) * Musa Sonko ( NRP) * Henry Gomez ( GPDP) * Dr Lamin B. Bojang ( NCP)

References

External links

Official Website
Democracy movements Political opposition alliances Political party alliances in the Gambia {{Gambia-party-stub