1. What is the difference between a merge and a coalition of political parties?
2. What kind of coalition would you like to see in preparation for next elections?
3. What are you and your party doing in preparation for the coming elections?
4. What did you learn from the “NADD� debate and disagreement?
5. What effect has the NADD discrepancy on your political perception?
6. What consequences would you measure on party leaders involved with NADD?

Brother Suntu, I will like to ask one question here as you wanted political minded people to participate. However, I am not one of those you required for answering your questions but as far as my opinion is concern, these setting of questionnaire will give you no critical argument to base you findings on, as a result, I may assumed the reason why NADD didn't answered to your question. Backing up my sentiments on your questionnaire are as follow; WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN  COALITION AND MERGE and you continued 
WHAT KIND OF COALITION WILL YOU LIKE TO SEE IN PREPARATION. This tells the respondents that you know their choices already. Instead if i were you, I put my questions as:
1.WHAT IS COALITION?
2. WHAT IS A MERGE?
3. WHICH AMONG THIS TWO WILL BE FAVOURABLE AND WHY?
4. HOW WILL THE ABOVE BE STRUCTURED TO FAVOUR THE PARTIES INVOLVED? etc etc.
 
Secondly, when talking about coalition and merger, you should avoid individualising your questionnaire as you state on the following 4 questions to avoid swaying away from your actual aim. I for one, did not get what you are trying to achieve here even if you have enough despondence due to the inconsistency of your question which will give no conclusion to base your findings on. Edi


--- On Thu, 23/4/09, SUNTOU TOURAY <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

From: SUNTOU TOURAY <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: question for political minded Gambians. Haruna what is your opinion?
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Thursday, 23 April, 2009, 1:35 AM

A question for political minded folks. I hope the insiders in UDP?NRP and also PDOIS consider answring this questions. For now, let me see how my nephew will respond.
This was prepared a while ago, although Sidibe's observation made a lot sense, there is a need for further enquiry.
I believe before we are able to engage in any genuine political discussion the question of NADD has to be clearly dealt with and understood.

Here are some questions I would want answered

1. What is the difference between a merge and a coalition of political parties?
2. What kind of coalition would you like to see in preparation for next elections?
3. What are you and your party doing in preparation for the coming elections?
4. What did you learn from the “NADD� debate and disagreement?
5. What effect has the NADD discrepancy on your political perception?
6. What consequences would you measure on party leaders involved with NADD?

7. Can the existing political parties/leaders deliver needed political change?
8. Do you think the present political leaders overstayed their leadership positions?
9. Do you think Gambian politics needs new blood, new leaders, new ideas?
10. How would you rate the credibility of Gambian politics/politicians?

11. What is the political ideology of your party?
12. What is the ideological difference between your party, APRC and others?
13. Why do you think the voters are voting APRC and not otherwise?
14. What’s more to removing APRC from power, what else is your agenda?

15. What kind of government do you think would better the living-standard of citizens?
16. How would you attain self-sufficiency in food, local industry and increased export?
17. How and how-much do you intend to spend on, for example infrastructure, education, agriculture, job creation and healthcare if your party is elected?

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