The Liberty Party (LP) is a
political party
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in
Liberia. It first fielded candidates in the
2005 elections.
Its candidate
Charles Brumskine placed third in the presidential poll, winning 13.9% of the vote. The party won of the half up for election seats in the
Senate and nine in the
House of Representatives
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.
In October 2010, the party was set for a coalition with the
Congress for Democratic Change
Congress for Democratic Change (abbreviated CDC) is a Liberian political party formed by supporters of George Weah's 2005 presidential campaign.
History
In the 11 October 2005 elections, Weah placed first in the presidential poll, winning 28.3 ...
(CDC), the largest party in the
Legislature
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. The deal would have seen the two field a single list of candidates and presidential candidate in the next year's elections; a shared leadership of Brumskine and the CDC's standard-bearer,
George Weah
George Tawlon Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah (; born 1 October 1966) is a Liberian politician and former professional footballer who is the incumbent president of Liberia, in office since 2018. Prior to his election to the presidency, Weah served as ...
.
This deal fell apart, and party accordingly announced in February 2011 its senator
Franklin Siakor
Franklin Obed Siakor (born December 3, 1967), served as Junior Senator for Bong County, from 2005 to 2011. He was a member of the Senate's Committee on Planning and Economic Affairs.
Life
Franklin Siakor was born in Gbarnga, Bong County
Bong is ...
had been chosen as Brumskine's running mate for the election.
The 2014 senate elections saw the party take second (or third if including the independents), with 11.47% of the vote, however the third-largest tranche of party political seats – all being geographic – happened to favour the then lesser-polling Unity Party. The LP share of the up for election half of senate seats was . The party has 4 of the 30 senators, the most recently elected being Abraham Darius Dillon in 2019.
In the 2017 two-purpose elections, the party eked out third (or fourth if including the independents), with 9.62% of the presidential vote; 8.57% in the House. In the latter its sum of three seats was surpassed by the lesser-polling PUP, and by the greater-polling independents with 13 of the 73 seats.
References
External links
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Political parties in Liberia
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