The Freedom Alliance Party of Liberia (FAPL) is a
political party
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in
Liberia
Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean ...
. It fielded candidates in the 11 October 2005
elections
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Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operate ...
.
FAPL candidate
Margaret Tor-Thompson
Dr. Rev. Margaret J. Tor-Thompson (9 September 1962 – 4 April 2007) was a Liberian politician and member of the Freedom Alliance Party of Liberia (FAPL). She has completed her doctorate in Biblical Studies.
Tor-Thompson had her early educatio ...
won 0.9% of the vote in the presidential poll. The party failed to win any seats in the
Senate
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or
House of Representatives
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.
In the
Liberian elections of 2011 the party nominated
Togba-Nah Tipoteh
Togba-Nah Tipoteh (born 1941) is an economist, educator and politician, having been a presidential candidate in three elections. For more than three decades, he has been actively involved with democratic activities in promotion of human rights, lib ...
for president.
Political parties in Liberia
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