Mama Kandeh

Mama Kandeh (born 12 July 1965) is a member of the Pan-African Parliament from the Gambia. He is the founding leader of the Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC) political party, which he formed in the summer of 2016. He ran as a candidate in the Gambian presidential election of 2016 and received 17.1% of the votes.[1]

Mama Kandeh
Personal details
Born (1965-07-12) 12 July 1965
Political partyGambia Democratic Congress (2016–present)
Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (until 2016)

Background

He once attended Crab Island School in Banjul, and Gambia Technical Training Institute (GTTI) in Jeshwang, Serrekunda, Kanifing.[2]

He was formerly a member of the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction, which was the ruling party at the time, but was expelled and formed the GDC.

He pulled 17.8 % of the votes in the Gambian presidential election of 2016.[3]

In November 2021, Mama Kandeh's candidacy for the presidential election of 2021-22 is validated by the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI).[4] He was endorsed by ex-President and former rival Yahya Jammeh.[5] He ended up as the third with 12.32% of the vote in the 2021 election, which was won by incumbent president Adama Barrow.[6]

References

  1. "The Total Of Final Election Results". Independent Electoral Commission of The Gambia. 5 December 2016. Archived from the original on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  2. "Gambia 2016: GDC's Mamma Kandeh Nominated". JollofNews. 7 November 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  3. "Why Yahya Jammeh lost". Africa Review. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
  4. "Présidentielle de décembre en Gambie: 15 candidats rejetés". Voa Afrique (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  5. "Jammeh Backs Mamma Kandeh For President But MoU Signing Takes Place Without Sheikh Tijan Hydara – The Fatu Network".
  6. "IFES Election Guide | Elections: The Gambia President 2021". www.electionguide.org.
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