{"id":94474,"date":"2026-02-19T17:50:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T17:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/the-winnable-factor-lies-in-the-coalition-not-the-candidate"},"modified":"2026-02-19T18:54:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T18:54:17","slug":"the-winnable-factor-lies-in-the-coalition-not-the-candidate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/the-winnable-factor-lies-in-the-coalition-not-the-candidate","title":{"rendered":"The Winnable Factor Lies in the Coalition not the Candidate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong> <\/span><b>The Senior Administrative Secretary of the United Democratic Party (UDP), Hon. Alagie S. Darboe, has emphasized that building a coalition, rather than selecting a single candidate, is the key to winning elections in The Gambia.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the \u201cBitilo\u201d program, Hon. Darboe stated, \u201cIt\u2019s not a candidate that\u2019s selected, but the coalition that is the winnable factor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He highlighted the role of coalitions in determining electoral outcomes, citing President Adama Barrow\u2019s 2016 victory as a case in point.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho would have considered him a winnable candidate against former President Yahya Jammeh? What made him winnable was the coalition,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>Hon. Darboe further stressed that Gambians view coalitions as the most viable means of challenging the ruling party. \u201cPeople believe that a coalition is the path to removing the ruling party. That is why coalition is the measure of winnability,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Defending the UDP\u2019s strategy of forming alliances, he said coalitions are a proven formula for electoral success. \u201cIf Adama Barrow, with no prior political experience, could lead a coalition to victory, then Ousainou Darboe, with 30 years of political experience, can certainly achieve the same. The key factor is not the individual alone, but the coalition he leads,\u201d he remarked.<\/p>\n<p>Hon. Darboe concluded that any candidate endorsed through a coalition has the potential to win, just as President Adama Barrow did in 2016. \u201cIf we recognize that it is the coalition that secures victory, then any candidate we choose can succeed,\u201d he said.<\/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. The Senior Administrative Secretary of the United Democratic Party (UDP), Hon. Alagie S. Darboe, has emphasized that building a coalition, rather than selecting a single candidate, is the key to winning elections in The Gambia. Speaking on the \u201cBitilo\u201d program, Hon. Darboe stated, \u201cIt\u2019s not a candidate that\u2019s selected, but the coalition [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":94473,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[260],"class_list":["post-94474","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>The Winnable Factor Lies in the Coalition not the Candidate - Gambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"-article-header-tag&quot;&gt; Africa-Press - Gambia. 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