{"id":92707,"date":"2025-12-26T19:00:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T19:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/coalition-leadership-should-prioritize-electoral-viability"},"modified":"2025-12-26T19:42:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T19:42:30","slug":"coalition-leadership-should-prioritize-electoral-viability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/coalition-leadership-should-prioritize-electoral-viability","title":{"rendered":"Coalition Leadership should Prioritize Electoral Viability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>Opposition coalitions in Senegal offer valuable lessons for Gambian political parties as they prepare for future elections, according to Mc Cham Jnr, Business Councilor at the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) and a member of the Unite Movement For Change (UMC).<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Speaking on coalition dynamics, Mc Cham Jnr argued that effective coalition leadership depends on strategic assessments of electoral viability, candidate credibility, and popular appeal rather than organizational seniority or historical performance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvidence from Senegal challenges the assumption that coalition leadership naturally accrues to the largest or longest established party,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Cham cited the 2012 Senegalese presidential election as a key example. Opposition parties united behind Macky Sall, who was perceived as a credible and competitive challenger capable of mobilizing broad support and advancing a reformist agenda. His subsequent victory validated this strategic approach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSall was widely viewed as a more credible and competitive challenger, capable of mobilising broad support and articulating a reformist agenda. His victory confirmed the rational basis of this coalition strategy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>A similar dynamic he argued emerged during the 2024 election cycle, when PASTEF chose not to form an alliance with Rewmi, despite the latter\u2019s seniority and strong performance in the 2019 elections, stating, \u201cCoalition choices reflected assessments of leadership legitimacy, mobilisation capacity, and resonance with voters rather than claims rooted in historical status.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The councilor emphasized that Senegal\u2019s experience offers broader insights into contemporary opposition politics, where rational, outcome-oriented strategies increasingly outweigh retrospective claims to dominance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOpposition coalition leadership in Senegal is primarily determined by perceptions of credibility, popular momentum, and the ability to win elections,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>His observations hold particular weight for The Gambia, where opposition groups are actively weighing potential coalitions ahead of the 2026 polls.<\/p>\n<p>The coming months will reveal how effectively these parties can forge alliances and settle on unified leadership in their bid for power.<\/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. Opposition coalitions in Senegal offer valuable lessons for Gambian political parties as they prepare for future elections, according to Mc Cham Jnr, Business Councilor at the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) and a member of the Unite Movement For Change (UMC). Speaking on coalition dynamics, Mc Cham Jnr argued that effective coalition leadership [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":92706,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[260],"class_list":["post-92707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-gambia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Coalition Leadership should Prioritize Electoral Viability - Gambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Opposition coalitions in Senegal offer valuable lessons for Gambian political parties as they prepare for future elec ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/coalition-leadership-should-prioritize-electoral-viability\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Coalition Leadership should Prioritize Electoral Viability\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Opposition coalitions in Senegal offer valuable lessons for Gambian political parties as they prepare for future elec ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/coalition-leadership-should-prioritize-electoral-viability\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Gambia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-12-26T19:00:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-12-26T19:42:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/12\/sm_1766765478.918102.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/coalition-leadership-should-prioritize-electoral-viability#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/coalition-leadership-should-prioritize-electoral-viability\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Coalition Leadership should Prioritize Electoral Viability\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-26T19:00:13+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-12-26T19:42:30+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/coalition-leadership-should-prioritize-electoral-viability\"},\"wordCount\":324,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/coalition-leadership-should-prioritize-electoral-viability#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/12\/sm_1766765478.918102.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Gambia\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/coalition-leadership-should-prioritize-electoral-viability#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/coalition-leadership-should-prioritize-electoral-viability\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/coalition-leadership-should-prioritize-electoral-viability\",\"name\":\"Coalition Leadership should Prioritize Electoral Viability - 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