The Coalition for the Transformation of Liberia (COTOL) was a political coalition that was formed to contest the

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. Initially, COTOL consisted of the

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(LAP), Liberia Unification Party (LUP),

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(PDPL), and the formerly dominant

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(TWP). In the 2005 elections, the coalition's presidential candidate

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placed 5th out of 22 candidates, winning 7.8% of the vote. He subsequently endorsed

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of the

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in the presidential run-off election. COTOL was more successful in the concurrent legislative elections, winning seven Senate seats, the most of any single

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or coalition, and eight seats in the

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. The PDPL withdrew in 2006, and the LAP and LUP merged with the ruling Unity Party in 2010, effectively ending the coalition.

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