People's Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism

People's Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism
Leader	Halifa Sallah
Founder	Sidia Jatta
Founded	31 July 1986[1]
Headquarters	Serekunda
Newspaper	Foroyaa
Ideology	Socialism
Political position	Left-wing
Colours	Brown[2]
Slogan	"Liberty, Dignity and Prosperity"
National Assembly	2 / 58
Website
www.pdois.org
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The People's Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) is a socialist political party in the Gambia. Since 2005, it has been part of the National Alliance for Democracy and Development (NADD). It was part of Coalition 2016 in the 2016 presidential election, whose candidate, Adama Barrow, defeated long-time incumbent Yahya Jammeh. The PDOIS also publishes a party newspaper, Foroyaa, which was noted for its opposition to the Jammeh regime.