List of political parties in Liberia
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This article lists political parties in Liberia.
Liberia
has a multi-party system
with numerous political parties
, in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition government
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Liberia
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...
has a multi-party system
Multi-party system
A multi-party system is a system in which multiple political parties have the capacity to gain control of government separately or in coalition, e.g.The Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition in the United Kingdom formed in 2010. The effective number of parties in a multi-party system is normally...
with numerous political parties
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
, in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition government
Coalition government
A coalition government is a cabinet of a parliamentary government in which several political parties cooperate. The usual reason given for this arrangement is that no party on its own can achieve a majority in the parliament...
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Represented parties
| Name (English) | Abbr. | Seats in 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:... |
Seats in 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... |
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| Unity Party Unity Party (Liberia) The Unity Party is a political party in Liberia that was started in 1984 by the late Dr. Edward B. Kesselly, also its first standard bearer. The Unity Party participated the first post-1980 coup elections, running against then-President Samuel Doe in October 1985... |
UP | 25 | 11 |
| Congress for Democratic Change Congress for Democratic Change Congress for Democratic Change is a Liberian political party formed by supporters of George Weah's 2005 presidential candidacy.In the 11 October 2005 elections, Weah placed first in the presidential poll, winning 28.3% of the vote... |
CDC | 14 | 3 |
| Liberty Party Liberty Party (Liberia) The Liberty Party is a political party in Liberia. It fielded candidates in the 11 October 2005 elections.LP candidate Charles Brumskine placed third in the presidential poll, winning 13.9% of the vote... |
LP | 7 | 3 |
| 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 | 4 | 3 |
| 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 | 3 | 3 |
| New Deal Movement New Deal Movement The New Deal Movement is a political party in Liberia. In the 2005 general election, the presidential candidate of the party, George Klay Kieh, Jr. and his running mate Alaric Tokpa won 0.5% of the votes, while the Party received 3.62% of the vote, good for three seats in the House of... |
NDM | 3 | 0 |
| All Liberia Coalition Party All Liberia Coalition Party The All Liberia Coalition Party is a political party in Liberia.In the last elections held on 19 July 1997, the ALCOP presidential candidate Alhaji G.V. Kromah won 4.02% of the vote. The party won 3 of 64 seats in the House of Representatives and 2 of 26 in the Senate... |
ALCOP | 2 | 1 |
| National Reformation Party National Reformation Party The National Reformation Party is a political party in Liberia. It participated in the 1997 elections and fielded candidates in the 11 October 2005 elections.... |
NRP | 1 | 0 |
| Liberia Destiny Party Liberian Destiny Party The Liberian Destiny Party is a political party in Liberia. It fielded candidates in the 11 October 2005 elections.LDP candidate Nathaniel Barnes won 1.0% of the vote in the presidential poll. The party failed to win any seats in the Senate or House of Representatives.... |
LDP | 0 | 1 |
| National Democratic Party of Liberia National Democratic Party of Liberia The National Democratic Party of Liberia is a political party in Liberia.The NDPL was formed in August 1984 by supporters of Samuel Doe, who came to power in a 1980 military coup. The party contested the 15 October 1985 elections with Doe as its presidential candidate. He won 50.93% of the vote in... |
NDPL | 0 | 1 |
Unrepresented parties
- Freedom Alliance Party of LiberiaFreedom Alliance Party of LiberiaThe Freedom Alliance Party of Liberia is a political party in Liberia. It fielded candidates in the 11 October 2005 elections.FAPL candidate Margaret Tor-Thompson won 0.9% of the vote in the presidential poll. The party failed to win any seats in the Senate or House of Representatives....
- Free Democratic PartyFree Democratic Party (Liberia)The Free Democratic Party is a political party in Liberia. It participated in the 1997 elections and fielded candidates in the 11 October 2005 elections....
- Labor Party of LiberiaLabor Party of LiberiaThe Labor Party of Liberia is a political party in Liberia. It fielded candidates in the 11 October 2005 elections.LPL candidate Joseph Woah-Tee won 0.6% of the vote in the presidential poll. The party failed to win any seats in the Senate or House of Representatives....
- Liberian Destiny PartyLiberian Destiny PartyThe Liberian Destiny Party is a political party in Liberia. It fielded candidates in the 11 October 2005 elections.LDP candidate Nathaniel Barnes won 1.0% of the vote in the presidential poll. The party failed to win any seats in the Senate or House of Representatives....
- Liberia Equal Rights PartyLiberia Equal Rights PartyThe Liberia Equal Rights Party is a political party in Liberia. It fielded candidates in the 11 October 2005 elections.LERP candidate Joseph Korto won 3.3% of the vote in the presidential poll. The party failed to win any seats in the Senate or House of Representatives.The party was disqualified...
- National Party of LiberiaNational Party of LiberiaThe National Party of Liberia is a political party in Liberia. It fielded candidates in the 11 October 2005 elections.NPL candidate Armah Jallah won 0.4% of the vote in the presidential poll. The party failed to win any seats in the Senate or House of Representatives.The party was disqualified...
- National Vision Party of LiberiaNational Vision Party of LiberiaThe National Vision Party of Liberia is a political party in Liberia. It fielded candidates in the 11 October 2005 elections.NATVIPOL candidate George Kiadii won 0.4% of the vote in the presidential poll. The party failed to win any seats in the Senate or House of Representatives....
- Progressive Democratic PartyProgressive Democratic Party (Liberia)The Progressive Democratic Party is a political party in Liberia, formed in 2005. It fielded candidates in the 11 October 2005 elections....
- Reformed United Liberia PartyReformed United Liberia PartyThe Reformed United Liberia Party is a political party in Liberia. It fielded candidates in the 11 October 2005 elections.RULP candidate William V.S. Tubman, Jr. won 1.6% of the vote in the presidential poll. The party failed to win any seats in the Senate or House of Representatives.The party was...
- Union of Liberian DemocratsUnion of Liberian DemocratsThe Union of Liberian Democrats is a political party in Liberia. It fielded candidates in the 11 October 2005 elections.Robert Kpoto, presidential candidate of the ULD, won 0.4% of the vote. The party failed to win any seats in the Senate or House of Representatives....
See also
- Politics of LiberiaPolitics of LiberiaPolitics of Liberia takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic modeled on the government of the United States, whereby the President is the head of state and head of government; unlike the United States, however, Liberia is a unitary state as opposed to a...
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