{"id":92696,"date":"2025-12-26T08:17:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T08:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/mc-cham-jnr-asserts-unite-movement-can-defeat-barrow"},"modified":"2025-12-26T08:50:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T08:50:18","slug":"mc-cham-jnr-asserts-unite-movement-can-defeat-barrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/mc-cham-jnr-asserts-unite-movement-can-defeat-barrow","title":{"rendered":"MC Cham Jnr Asserts Unite Movement can Defeat Barrow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>MC Cham Jnr., a member of the Unite Movement for Change and Business Councillor at the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC), has expressed confidence that the Unite Movement can defeat President Adama Barrow in the next election, whether or not the opposition forms a coalition.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Speaking in an interview with Nfally Fadera on the Bitilo Podcast, Cham said a coalition is not a prerequisite for victory, although the movement remains open to cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe that with or without a coalition, the Unite Party can defeat President Adama Barrow,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Cham dismissed the argument that only a united opposition can unseat the incumbent, describing it as a narrative being promoted by the ruling National People\u2019s Party (NPP).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe NPP is making people believe that the opposition is not united and that without a coalition they cannot remove Barrow from power. I don\u2019t believe that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He cautioned that forming a coalition alone does not guarantee success, stressing the importance of having a credible and electable candidate. \u201cEven if you form a coalition, if you don\u2019t have a winning candidate\u2014because the candidate is central to the coalition\u2014what happened in 2016 will not happen again simply for the sake of removing Jammeh,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Cham further argued that a significant portion of the electorate is not aligned with any political party, which makes candidate appeal critical.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbout 57 percent of Gambians do not belong to any political party. If all parties come together to form a coalition without a winning candidate, how are you going to win? We all know who the winning candidate in this country is; it is not a secret,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the opposition landscape, the KMC councillor said the United Democratic Party (UDP) remains the largest opposition party largely in name, adding that its actual strength will be tested in the 2026 elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe UDP is the biggest opposition party on paper, but that will be determined after the 2026 elections. The party is not growing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Gambia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. MC Cham Jnr., a member of the Unite Movement for Change and Business Councillor at the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC), has expressed confidence that the Unite Movement can defeat President Adama Barrow in the next election, whether or not the opposition forms a coalition. 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