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UDP Deputy Leader Urges Opposition Parties to Back Darboe-Led Coalition Ahead of 2026 Election
Aji Yam Secka, Deputy Party Leader, UDP
By Fatou Sillah
Aji Yam Secka, the deputy party leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP), has called on opposition parties to unite behind a coalition led by veteran opposition leader…
Aji Yam Secka Says UDP Could Have Won 2016 Election Without Opposition Coalition
Aji Yam Secka, Deputy Party Leader, UDP
By Fatou Sillah
Aji Yam Secka, the deputy leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP), said the party would have won The Gambia's 2016 presidential election even without joining the opposition…
PPP’s Neneh Kebbeh Says UDP’s Three Decades of Political Work Merit Coalition Leadership
Neneh Cheyassin Kebbeh
By Fatou Sillah
Neneh Cheyassin Kebbeh, the vice presidential candidate of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), said the United Democratic Party (UDP) should lead the emerging opposition coalition ahead of the…
PPP and UDP Formalize Alliance Ahead of Gambia’s 2026 Presidential Election
By Fatou Sillah
The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) on Thursday formally entered into a political alliance with the United Democratic Party (UDP), marking a significant development in The Gambia’s opposition landscape as parties…
Opposition Coalition 2026 Backs Candidate-Led Model, Spokesperson Says
Lawyer Assan Martin
By Makutu Manneh
The opposition alliance preparing to challenge President Adama Barrow in the December presidential election has agreed to adopt a candidate-led model, with all participating political…
PAP Leader Says Opposition Parties Should Not Simply Follow UDP in Coalition Talks
Ebrima Tabora Manneh, Party leader, People’s Alliance Party (PAP)
By Fatou Sillah
The leader of the People's Alliance Party (PAP), Ebrima Tabora Manneh, has said that opposition parties should not be expected to simply align…