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.
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| Abbreviation | CDC |
| Chairperson | Mulbah K. Morlu |
| Founder | George Weah |
| Ideology | Populism[1] |
| Political position | Big tent[2] |
| Colours | Blue |
| Seats in the Senate | 5 / 30 |
| Seats in the House | 21 / 73 |
| Website | |
| cdcliberia | |
History
In the 11 October 2005 elections, Weah placed first in the presidential poll, winning 28.3% of the vote. He was defeated by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of the Unity Party in the 8 November run-off election, winning 40.6% of the vote compared to Johnson-Sirleaf's 59.4%. In the 2017 presidential election, the party was the largest component of the Coalition for Democratic Change, and won the presidency under Weah.
The party won 3 seats in the Senate and 15 in the House of Representatives.
Electoral history
Presidential elections
| Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Votes | % | Result |
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| First round | Second round | |||||
| 2005 | George Weah | 275,265 | 28.3% | 327,046 | 40.6% | Lost  |
| 2011 | Winston Tubman | 394,370 | 32.7% | 62,207 | 9.3% | Lost |
| 2017 | George Weah | 596,037
(as part of CDC) |
38.4% | 732,185 | 61.5% | Elected  |
References
- Adejumobi, Said, ed. (27 December 2015). National Democratic Reforms in Africa: Changes and Challenges. Springer. p. 51. ISBN 9781137518828. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- Bensimon, Cyril; Kadiri, Ghalia (29 December 2017). "Liberia : " George Weah a joué de son statut de fils du peuple "". Le Monde.
External links
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