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The Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) is a
political alliance A political group is a group consisting of political parties or legislators of aligned ideologies. A technical group is similar to a political group, but with members of differing ideologies. International terms Equivalent terms are used diffe ...
in
Liberia Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean to its south and southwest. It ...
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History

The alliance was formed in January 2017 to contest the 2017 general elections, bringing together 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% ...
, National Patriotic Party and the Liberia People's Democratic Party.NPP, LPDP. CDC Optimistic Of 2017 Presidency
GNN Liberia, 22 January 2017 It nominated
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 ...
, leader of the Congress for Democratic Change, as its presidential candidate. Weah was elected President in the second round of voting with 61.5% of the vote, whilst the CDC won 21 of the 73 seats in the House of Representatives.


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{{Liberian political parties 2017 establishments in Liberia Political parties established in 2017 Political party alliances in Liberia