United Democratic Party (Gambia)

The United Democratic Party is a political party in the Gambia, founded in 1996 by the human rights lawyer Ousainou Darboe. As a candidate in the presidential election of 18 October 2001, he came second with 32.6% of the popular vote; he took second place again in the 22 September 2006 presidential election with 26.7% of the vote. The 17 January 2002 parliamentary election was boycotted by the party. In the 25 January 2007 parliamentary election, the party won four out of 48 seats.^[1]

References

↑ Elections in the Gambia, African Elections Database.

External links

Gambian opposition claims fraud, BBC News, 25 Sept. 2006
Official Homepage http://www.udpgambia.com/

Political parties in the Gambia

National Assembly	Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (43) National Reconciliation Party (1)

Active	Gambia Moral Congress Gambia Party for Democracy and Progress National Alliance for Democracy and Development NDAM PDOIS PPP National Convention Party United Democratic Party

Defunct	Democratic Congress Alliance Democratic Party Gambian People's Party Muslim Congress Party United Party

Portal:Politics List of political parties Politics of the Gambia

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