Gambia Democratic Congress

Gambia Democratic Congress
Leader	Mama Kandeh
Founded	2016
Split from	Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction
Ideology	Social democracy[1] Third Way
Political position	Centre to centre-left
National Assembly	0 / 58
Website
www.gdc.gm
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Gambia Democratic Congress is a political party in the Gambia led by Mama Kandeh, a former APRC National Assembly member. It was formed in 2016 and is standing candidates in the 2017 parliamentary election.^[2] After its foundation, Kandeh toured the Gambia, attracting "huge" crowds.^[3] The initial deputy leader, Facuru Sillah, later left the party after a dispute with Kandeh.^[4] Kandeh ended up as the third with 12.32% of the vote in the 2021 election, which was won by incumbent president Adama Barrow.^[5]

Electoral history

Presidential elections

Election	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
2016	Mama Kandeh	89,768	17.07%	Lost N
2021		105,902	12.32%	Lost N

National Assembly elections

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Position	Government
2017	Mama Kandeh	65,938	17.38%	5 / 58	New	2nd	Opposition
2022		33,882	6.88%	0 / 58	5	3rd	Extra-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.

External links

• Gambia Democratic Congress on Facebook