The Liberian People's Party (LPP) is a

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. LPP formed in 1983 as the electoral wing of the

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(MOJA), a leftist

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group. Party member Amos Sawyer served as President of the

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(IGNU) in 1990–94. In

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held on 19 July 1997, the LPP presidential candidate and veteran leader

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won 1.61% of the vote. The party won 1 out of 64 seats in the

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and none in the

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. While international observers deemed the polls administratively free and transparent, they noted that it had taken place in an atmosphere of intimidation because most voters believed that former rebel leader and

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(NPP) candidate Charles Taylor would return to

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if defeated. In the 11 October 2005

, the Liberian People's Party and the United People's Party participated as part of the Alliance for Peace and Democracy (APD), supporting Togba-Nah Tipoteh for president. In the 2011 presidential and legislative elections, both parties were part of the National Democratic Coalition, backing Dew Mayson for president. In the same elections Togba-Nah Tipoteh ran for the

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(FAPL). The party contested alone the

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, with

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, who had previously resigned as national security advisor to the incumbent president

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, running for the presidency. Fanbulleh classified ninth with only 0.74% of the votes, while the party obtained 1.58% of the votes and secured one seat in the House of Representatives. The LPP did not contest the 2020 Senate election. In October 2022 Yanqui Zaza was elected new party chairman during the party’s 5th extraordinary national congress, putting an end to Joseph Kolako Kpator Jallah's 17 years long leadership. In the following year's

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the party fielded Tiawan Saye Gongloe as presidential candidate.

Election results

Presidential elections

Senate elections

House of Representatives elections

References

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