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This article lists political parties in Liberia.
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 ...
has a multi-party system with numerous
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, in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form
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s. Membership in parties tends to be fluid, as the party leader at the time holds significant influence over the ideology the party follows. As such, switching parties is more common than in other countries.


Represented parties


Unrepresented parties

* All Liberia Coalition Party *
Democratic Justice Party The Democratic Justice Party (; DJP) was the ruling party of South Korea from 1981 to 1988. History Chun had become the country's de facto leader after leading a military coup in December 1979, and was elected president in his own right in ...
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Freedom Alliance Party of Liberia The Freedom Alliance Party of Liberia (FAPL) 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 ...
* Free Democratic Party * Labor Party of Liberia *
Liberia Destiny Party The Liberia Destiny Party (LDP) 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 Sena ...
* Liberia Equal Rights Party *
Liberia People Democratic Party 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 t ...
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National Democratic Party of Liberia The National Democratic Party of Liberia (NDPL) is a political party in Liberia. The NDPL was formed in August 1984 by supporters of Samuel Doe, who came to power in the 1980 coup d'état. The party contested the 1985 general election with Doe ...
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National Party of Liberia The National Party of Liberia (NPL) is a political party in Liberia. It fielded candidates in the 11 October 2005 Liberia elections, 2005, elections. NPL candidate Armah Jallah won 0.4% of the vote in the presidential poll. The party failed to w ...
* National Reformation Party *
National Union for Democratic Progress The National Union for Democratic Progress is a political party in Liberia. It was founded by Prince Yormie Johnson, Senator for Nimba County and former head of the rebel Independent National Patriotic Front of Liberia The Independent National ...
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National Vision Party of Liberia The National Vision Party of Liberia (NATVIPOL) is a political party in Liberia. It fielded candidates in the 11 October 2005 Liberia elections, 2005, elections. NATVIPOL candidate George Kiadii won 0.4% of the vote in the presidential poll. Th ...
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New Deal Movement The New Deal Movement (NDM) 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 ...
* Progressive Democratic Party *
Reformed United Liberia Party The Reformed United Liberia Party (RULP) is a political party in Liberia. It fielded candidates in the 11 October 2005 Liberia elections, 2005, elections. RULP candidate William V.S. Tubman, Jr. won 1.6% of the vote in the presidential poll. The ...
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Union of Liberian Democrats The Union of Liberian Democrats (ULD) 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 Senat ...
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Vision for Liberia Transformation The Vision for Liberia Transformation (VOLT) is a political party in Liberia. History VOLT was certified by the National Elections Commission (Liberia), National Elections Commission (NEC) in May 2016. Dr. Jeremiah Z. Whapoe was the party's first ...


Historical parties

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Republican Party Republican Party is a name used by many political parties around the world, though the term most commonly refers to the United States' Republican Party. Republican Party may also refer to: Africa *Republican Party (Liberia) * Republican Part ...
* True Whig Party


See also

* Politics of Liberia


References

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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 ...
Political parties A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or pol ...
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 ...
Political parties A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or pol ...