United Democratic Party (Gambia)

United Democratic Party
Handshake
Party leader	Ousainou Darboe
Secretary General	Ousainou Darboe
founding	1996
Headquarters	No. 1, Rene Blain Street Banjul
Colours)	yellow
International connections	Socialist International (associated)

The United Democratic Party (UDP) ( German  United Democratic Party ) is a political party in Gambia . The party's motto is: English " Justice, Peace and Progress " = " Justice, Peace and Progress ".

history

It was founded by human rights lawyer Ousainou ANM Darboe in 1996. As a candidate in the presidential elections on October 18, 2001, he came in second place with 32.7 percent of the vote. The last parliamentary elections for the National Assembly on January 17, 2002 were boycotted by the party. In 2005, the UDP merged to form the opposition alliance National Alliance for Democracy and Development .

UDP has been an associated member of the Socialist International since 2012 .

President Adama Barrow , elected in 2016, left UDP in late 2019 to form the National People's Party .

Election results

Votes and voting shares of the UDP in the presidential and parliamentary elections

Election results choice year Number of votes Share of votes Seats or presidential candidate Presidency 1996 141,387 35.8% Ousainou Darboe houses of Parliament 1997 104,568 34.0% 7 of 45 Presidency 2001 149,448 32.9% Ousainou Darboe houses of Parliament 2002 boycott n / A 0 of 48 Presidency 2006 104,808 26.7% Ousainou Darboe houses of Parliament 2007 58,149 22.1% 4 of 48 Presidency 2011 114.177 17.36% Ousainou Darboe houses of Parliament 2012 boycott n / A 0 of 48 Presidency 2016 263,515 45.5% Adama Barrow

Voting shares (in %) 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 96 97 01 02 06 07 11 12 16

Web links

• UDP at Independent Electoral Commission

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Gambia: preseident forms new political party. news24.com dated December 31, 2019, accessed on January 3, 2020