Liberian People's Party
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The Liberian People's Party (LPP) is a political party in Liberia
.
In the 11 October 2005 elections, the party participated as part of the Alliance for Peace and Democracy
(APD).
In elections held on 19 July 1997, the LPP presidential candidate Togba-Nah Tipoteh
won 1.61% of the vote. The party won 1 out of 64 seats in the House of Representatives
and none in the Senate
. While international observers deemed the polls administratively free and transparent, they noted that it had taken place in an atmosphere of intimidation because most voters believed that former rebel leader and National Patriotic Party
(NPP) candidate Charles Taylor would return to war if defeated.
LPP is the electoral wing of the Movement for Justice in Africa
(MOJA), a leftist pan-African group.
Liberia
Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Sierra Leone on the west, Guinea on the north and Côte d'Ivoire on the east. Liberia's coastline is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the more sparsely populated inland consists of forests that open...
.
In the 11 October 2005 elections, the party participated as part of the Alliance for Peace and Democracy
Alliance for Peace and Democracy
The Alliance for Peace and Democracy is a coalition of two Liberian political parties, the Liberian People's Party and the United People's Party , that contested the 11 October 2005 elections....
(APD).
In elections held on 19 July 1997, the LPP presidential candidate Togba-Nah Tipoteh
Togba-Nah Tipoteh
Togba-Nah Tipoteh is a politician, economist, and educator, having mostly recently been presidential candidate for Liberia's 2005 elections, running as the candidate for the Alliance for Peace and Democracy...
won 1.61% of the vote. The party won 1 out of 64 seats in the House of Representatives
House of Representatives of Liberia
The House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the bicameral Liberian Legislature. Legislative elections took place on 11 October 2005, and the elected members took office in January 2006.-Candidate eligibility:...
and none in the Senate
Senate of Liberia
The Senate of Liberia is the upper house of the bicameral legislative branch of Liberia, and together with the House of Representatives comprises the Legislature of Liberia...
. While international observers deemed the polls administratively free and transparent, they noted that it had taken place in an atmosphere of intimidation because most voters believed that former rebel leader and National Patriotic Party
National Patriotic Party
The National Patriotic Party is a political party in Liberia. It was formed in 1997 by members of the National Patriotic Front of Liberia following the end of the First Liberian Civil War....
(NPP) candidate Charles Taylor would return to war if defeated.
LPP is the electoral wing of the Movement for Justice in Africa
Movement for Justice in Africa
Movement for Justice in Africa is a leftist pan-African political organization that is mostly active in Liberia, with chapters in Ghana and The Gambia. It was founded in 1973 by Togba Nah Tipoteh, who is to this day its president...
(MOJA), a leftist pan-African group.