{"id":93499,"date":"2026-02-07T15:35:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T15:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/gdc-official-advocates-fairness-in-coalition-leadership-2"},"modified":"2026-02-07T17:28:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T17:28:03","slug":"gdc-official-advocates-fairness-in-coalition-leadership-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gdc-official-advocates-fairness-in-coalition-leadership-2","title":{"rendered":"GDC Official Advocates Fairness in Coalition Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong> <\/span><b>Ebrima Nyang, Administrative Secretary I of the Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC), has called for a level playing field among political parties seeking leadership positions in potential coalitions.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Star TV\u2019s Talk to the Nation program, Nyang emphasized the importance of an inclusive and equitable process, where parties of all sizes feel empowered to participate in leadership discussions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe all political parties should be given a fair ground,\u201d Nyang said, advocating for a political environment in which no party feels marginalized. He also stressed the need for open dialogue, urging parties to engage constructively:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s get to the table and let everyone know they can come with their people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nyang further highlighted the central role of candidate selection in coalition building, noting that public support should outweigh party size in determining leadership.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe candidate that we should present to the Gambian people counts a lot,\u201d he said. He added that a leader\u2019s acceptance by the electorate is dynamic and not necessarily tied to the size of their party:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat candidate can come from a smaller party and be accepted by the Gambian people. The candidate can come from a bigger party and be rejected.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Gambia<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. Ebrima Nyang, Administrative Secretary I of the Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC), has called for a level playing field among political parties seeking leadership positions in potential coalitions. Speaking on Star TV\u2019s Talk to the Nation program, Nyang emphasized the importance of an inclusive and equitable process, where parties of all sizes feel [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":93496,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7,12],"tags":[260],"class_list":["post-93499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-head-lines","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>GDC Official Advocates Fairness in Coalition Leadership - Gambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"-article-header-tag&quot;&gt; Africa-Press - Gambia. 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