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The Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction is an authoritarian political party in Gambia, founded by army officers who staged a coup in 1994. It was formed in 1996 to support army leader Yahya Jammeh's campaign for the 1996 elections. Jammeh won the presidential elections of 18 october 2001, with 53.0 % of the popular vote. At the last legislative elections, 17 january 2002, the party won 45 of 48 seats, 33 of them unopposed. The elections were boycotted by the oppositional United Democratic Party. A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues. ... The Republic of The Gambia is a country in West Africa. ... Categories: People stubs | 1965 births ... Politics of Gambia Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Gambia ... Politics of Gambia Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Gambia ... Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Liberal parties | Gambian political parties ...
As chairman of the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council, he took control of the country in a military coup in July 1994, and was elected as president two years later, in September 1996, in widely criticized elections.
He founded the Alliance for PatrioticReorientation and Construction as his political party.
Jammeh was re-elected on October 18, 2001 with about 53% of the vote; this election was generally deemed free and fair by observers.
Alliances are established left, right, and center, plunging the individual voter into a state of confusion and apathy.
We all know for a fact that there is no stable and cohesive leadership, be it among the armed forces or the state institutions; and not to mention the governing APRC (Alliance for PatrioticReorientation and Construction).
While The Gambia National Assembly members (mainly APRC members who form the majority in the House of Representatives) are busy in their support for president Jammeh, they are totally ignoring the rights of the citizens guaranteed by the constitution they are supposed to defend without fear or favor.