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• For last non winnable November 24th 2011 Presidential elections the opposition parties having been humiliated and battered, rejected results due to level-playing field lacked, irregularities exposed, fraudulent and bogus elections petitioned; seven opposition parties decided that "enough is enough" and combined efforts to jointly fight their demands together as a Group. "The Group of Seven Parties (were left with no choice but to swiftly came together) to demand for electoral reform before the 29th March 2012 National Assembly elections".


• "The seven Opposition Parties namely the Gambia Moral Congress (GMC), the Gambia Party for Development and Progress (GPDP), the National Alliance for Democracy and Development (NADD), the National Reconciliation Party (NRP), the People Progressive Party (PPP), the People’s Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) and the United Democratic Party (UDP) held a Press Conference on Tuesday 6th March 2012 at the People’s Centre at Churchill Town to state their position regarding the forth coming National Assembly Elections." That Press Conference CALLED FOR POSTPONEMENT IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN GENUINE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS. (Refer here)?


• Another Press Statement followed later claiming that "WE ARE PUSHED OUT” SAY 6 OPPOSITION PARTIES. (Refer here)? Excluding NRP reduced number from Group Seven to Group Six (G6) when Hamat Bah NRP leader declared that NRP will not boycott any election. (Refer here)?


• "It is important to point our here that the effort of the opposition G(N)6 initially is not geared towards alliance or coalition building for purposes of contesting an election as a united front strategy, rather it is for a unity of interest in ensuring electoral reform for a level playing field for all parties;" amongst a range of radical electoral reforms demanded.


• Up to-date a third and final Press STATEMENT OF THE GROUP OF SIX dated 29 August 2012 was released when Gambia Government confirmed executions but GMC Dissociates itself from G6 Letter to the Authorities?


• Note recently according to UDP leader "The coalition of six worked so hard recently to have a valid electoral reform, electoral reform that is not cosmetic but a real". (Refer here)?

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