Gambia Democratic Congress is a political party in
the Gambia
The Gambia, officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. Geographically, The Gambia is the List of African countries by area, smallest country in continental Africa; it is surrounded by Senegal on all sides except for ...
led by
Mama Kandeh
Mama Kandeh (born 12 July 1965) is a member of the Pan-African Parliament from the Gambia. He is the founding leader of the Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC) political party, which he formed in the summer of 2016. He ran as a candidate in the G ...
, a former
APRC National Assembly
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member. It was formed in 2016 and is standing candidates in the
2017 parliamentary election. After its foundation, Kandeh toured the Gambia, attracting "huge" crowds. The initial deputy leader, Facuru Sillah, later left the party after a dispute with Kandeh. Kandeh ended up as the third with 12.32% of the vote in the 2021
election
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Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative d ...
, which was won by incumbent president
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 ...
.
Electoral history
Presidential elections
National Assembly elections
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Political parties established in 2016
Political parties in the Gambia
Socialism in the Gambia
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