Mama Kandeh Explained

Mama Kandeh
Party:Gambia Democratic Congress (2016–present)
Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (until 2016)
Birth Date:12 July 1965

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]

Background

He once attended Crab Island School in Banjul, and (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]

External links

MAMMA KANDEH (MK),

Notes and References

  1. News: The Total Of Final Election Results . Independent Electoral Commission of The Gambia . 5 December 2016 . 22 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161207154235/http://iec.gm/error-in-the-total-of-final-election-results/ . 7 December 2016 . dead .
  2. Web site: Gambia 2016: GDC's Mamma Kandeh Nominated . JollofNews . 7 November 2016 . 7 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220030945/https://jollofnews.com/2016/11/07/gambia-2016-gdcs-mama-kandeh-nominated/ . 20 December 2016 . dead .
  3. News: Why Yahya Jammeh lost. Africa Review. 2017-10-11. en-UK.
  4. News: Présidentielle de décembre en Gambie: 15 candidats rejetés. Voa Afrique. 2021-11-08. fr-FR.
  5. Web site: Jammeh Backs Mamma Kandeh For President But MoU Signing Takes Place Without Sheikh Tijan Hydara – The Fatu Network .
  6. Web site: IFES Election Guide Elections: The Gambia President 2021 . www.electionguide.org.