National alliance for the democracy and the development

The National alliance for the democracy and the development (in English National Alliance for Democracy and Development ) is a coalition of five political parties of opposition in Gambia.

It was founded in January 2005 with the signature of a protocol of agreement between the democratic National movement of action, the Parti the national reconciliation, the democratic Organization of the people for independence and socialism, the Parti progressist the people, and the Democratic party unified.

The goal of the coalition is, according to the protocol of agreement, “ to finish some with the authority which remains and to obtain the enabling of the people so that it can take part in sustainable development. ”

In an interview with BBC, the chief of the Democratic party unified (UDP), Ousainou Darboe said that the goal of the coalition was not quite simply to force the president Yahya Jammeh of its station, but also to have policies able to change the system of government radically. The UDP left the coalition in 2006.

The coalition arised to the presidential election of September 2006 and legislative of January 25th, 2007 as an only one block for better countering president Jammeh and his party, the patriotic Alliance for the reorientation and construction. The candidate of the ANDD to presidential the Halifa Salah received 5,98 % of the voices and with legislative, the ANDD did not obtain any seat.

External bonds

BBC News: Gambia opposition unit to fight
Text of the protocol of agreement (on January 20th, 2005)

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