16 statements on the issues dividing The Gambia ahead of the December 2026 election. Term limits, the constitution, the Jammeh era, services and values. See your alignment across all parties.
NPP
Your answers most closely match the National People's Party of President Adama Barrow. You support continuity, infrastructure and economic growth, and Barrow's right to run again.
UDP
Your answers most closely match the United Democratic Party of Ousainou Darboe. You support a new constitution with term limits, accountability for the Jammeh era and democratic governance.
UNITE
Your answers most closely match UNITE, led by Talib Ahmed Bensouda. You support decentralisation, better water and electricity, jobs for young people and constitutional reform.
GDC
Your answers most closely match the Gambia Democratic Congress of Mamma Kandeh. You support agriculture, youth employment, decentralisation and traditional values.
PDOIS
Your answers most closely match PDOIS, led by Halifa Sallah. You support democratic socialism, economic self-reliance, institutional reform, accountability and women's rights.
Statements, asked twice
You take a position on sharp political and ideological statements using a six-point agreement scale. Key positions appear twice with opposite framing, once sympathetic and once critical. How much your answer shifts between the two framings becomes your framing bias score.
Alignment, not loyalty
The result shows how closely your answers match each position across all issues, not just the ones you feel strongly about. You might find you align with a party or ideology you didn't expect, or that you're genuinely split between two.
Politics in The Gambia: the context of this test
The Gambia is a presidential republic. The president is directly elected for five years in a single round. The next presidential election is on 5 December 2026.
The party system
Adama Barrow ended Yahya Jammeh's 22-year rule in 2016 and was re-elected in 2021, later founding the National People's Party (NPP). He is seeking a third term in 2026. The United Democratic Party (UDP) of Ousainou Darboe is the largest opposition party. Other contenders include UNITE, led by Talib Ahmed Bensouda, the Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC) and PDOIS.
The divides that split voters
Term limits and a new constitution, justice for the Jammeh era, the cost of living, electricity and water, jobs for young people and women's rights dominate the debate.
How it looks on the compass
Most parties differ more in leadership and reform agenda than in economic ideology. PDOIS is democratic socialist, while the NPP stands for continuity and the UDP and UNITE for institutional reform.
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