Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction
Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction | |
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far-right | |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Colors | Green |
National Assembly | 3 / 58
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Pan African Parliament | 4 / 5
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The Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) is a
History
The APRC was formed in 1996 to support coup organiser Yahya Jammeh's successful campaign in the
Despite such criticisms, the APRC was described as very popular amongst the Jola ethnic group. In terms of nationwide percentage, the party's best parliamentary election result was in 2007 (59.7%), while the best presidential election result came in 2011 (71.5%).[3]
Jammeh was ultimately denied a fifth term in the 2016 presidential election by activist Adama Barrow, and the APRC lost a whopping 38 seats in the following year's parliamentary vote, going into opposition for the first time.[4]
New leader Fabakary Jatta has sought to distance the party from the alleged crimes committed by Jammeh during his twenty year rule, and endorsed Barrow's successful re-election campaign in 2021. Jammeh criticised the decision. After the 2022 parliamentary election resulted in a hung parliament for the first time in the country's history, the APRC formed a coalition agreement with Barrow's National People's Party. This cause internal turmoil, as many members, including within the party establishment, remain loyal to Jammeh.[5]
Electoral history
Presidential elections
Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Results |
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1996 | Yahya Jammeh | 220,011 | 55.8% | Elected |
2001 | 242,302 | 52.8% | Elected | |
2006 | 264,404 | 67.3% | Elected | |
2011 | 470,550 | 71.5% | Elected | |
2016 | 208,487 | 39.6% | Lost |
National Assembly elections
Election | Party leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government |
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1997 | Yahya Jammeh | 160,470 | 52.13% | 33 / 49
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New | 1st | Supermajority |
2002 | 29,097 | 51.05% | 45 / 53
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12 | 1st | Supermajority | |
2007 | 157,392 | 59.70% | 42 / 53
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3 | 1st | Supermajority | |
2012 | 80,289 | 51.82% | 43 / 53
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1 | 1st | Supermajority | |
2017 | Fabakary Jatta | 60,331 | 15.91% | 5 / 53
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38 | 3rd | Opposition |
2022 | 15,710 | 3.19% | 2 / 53
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3 | 5th | Coalition (NPP-NRP-APRC) |
References
- ^ "Gambia opposition unite to fight". BBC News. 18 January 2005.
- ISBN 9780230271333.
- ^ Elections in The Gambia African Elections Database
- ^ "The Total of Final Election Results". Independent Electoral Commission of The Gambia. 5 December 2016. Archived from the original on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ Hultin, Niklas. "What Barrow's re-election means for The Gambia". The Conversation. Retrieved 12 December 2021.