Gambia Democratic Congress

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Gambia Democratic Congress
Leader Mama Kandeh
Founded2016
Split from Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction
Ideology Social democracy [1]
Third Way
Political position Centre to centre-left
National Assembly
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Website
www.gdc.gm

Gambia Democratic Congress is a political party in the Gambia led by Mama Kandeh, a former APRC National Assembly member. It was established in 2016. [2] [3]

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The initial deputy leader, Facuru Sillah, later left the party after a dispute with Kandeh. [4] Kandeh ended up as the third most voted candidate with 12.32% of the vote in the 2021 election, which was won by incumbent president Adama Barrow. [5]

Electoral history

Presidential elections

ElectionCandidateVotes%Result
2016 Mama Kandeh 89,76817.07%LostRed x.svg
2021 105,90212.32%LostRed x.svg

National Assembly elections

ElectionLeaderVotes%Seats+/–PositionGovernment
2017 Mama Kandeh 65,93817.38%
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2022 33,8826.88%
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Decrease2.svg 5Decrease2.svg 3rdExtra-parliamentary

References

  1. ↑ "Gambia Democratic Congress is a social democratic party, says party leader". The Point. 26 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Mamma Kandeh's Gambia Democratic Congress Finally Joins the Fray". Fatu Network. 9 April 2016.
  3. ↑ Sidi Sanneh (15 July 2016). "Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC) : The new kid on the block".
  4. ↑ "What's wrong with Mamma Kandeh's GDC?". What's On Gambia. 13 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "IFES Election Guide | Elections: The Gambia President 2021". www.electionguide.org.
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