Congress for Democratic Change (

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CDC) is a

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formed by supporters of George Weah's 2005 presidential campaign.

History

In the 11 October 2005

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, Weah placed first in the presidential poll, winning 28.3% of the vote. He was defeated by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of the Unity Party in the 8 November run-off election, winning 40.6% of the vote compared to Johnson-Sirleaf's 59.4%. In the 2017 presidential election, the party was the largest component of the

Coalition for Democratic Change The Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) is a political alliance in Liberia. History The alliance was formed in January 2017 to contest the 2017 general elections, bringing together the Congress for Democratic Change, National Patriotic Party ...

, and won the presidency under Weah. The party won 3 seats in the

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and 15 in the

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Electoral history

Presidential elections

House of Representatives elections

Senate elections

References

External links

CDC official website
Political parties in Liberia Political parties with year of establishment missing {{Liberia-party-stub