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Congress for Democratic Change (abbreviated CDC) is a Liberian political party formed by supporters of George Weah's during the 2005 presidential campaign.
Congress for Democratic Change | |
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| Abbreviation | CDC |
| Chairperson | Mulbah K. Morlu |
| Founder | George Weah |
| Ideology | Populism[1] Civic nationalism[2] Reformism[3] |
| Political position | Big tent[4][5] |
| National affiliation | Coalition for Democratic Change |
| Colours | Blue |
| Seats in the Senate | 9 / 30 |
| Seats in the House | 25 / 73 |
| Website | |
| cdcliberia | |
History edit
During 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 three seats in the Senate and 15 in the House of Representatives.
Electoral history edit
Presidential elections edit
| Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Votes | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | Second round | |||||
| 2005 | George Weah | 275,265 | 28.27% | 327,046 | 40.60% | Lost 
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| 2011 | Winston Tubman | 394,370 | 32.68% | 62,207 | 9.29% | Lost
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| 2017 | George Weah[a] | 596,037 | 38.37% | 732,185 | 61.54% | Won 
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| 2023 | 804,087 | 43.83% | 793,914 | 49.36% | Lost
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- ^ Ran as candidate of the Coalition for Democratic Change
House of Representatives elections edit
| Election | Vote | % | Seats | +/– | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 157,753 | 15.97% | 15 / 64
|
New |  1st
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| 2011 | 163,592 | 12.84% | 11 / 73
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 4
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2nd
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| 2017 | 239,754 (as part of CDC) |
15.57% | 21 / 73
|
15
|
1st
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| 2023 | 401,921 (as part of CDC) |
22.12% | 25 / 73
|
4
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 1st
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Senate elections edit
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 252,677 | 15.97% | 3 / 30
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New | 3rd
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| 2011 | 259,161 | 20.20% | 3 / 30
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3rd
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| 2014 | 135,897 | 29.78% | 4 / 30
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1
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3rd
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| 2020 | 246,908 | 28.02% | 6 / 30
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2
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2nd
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| 2023 | 620,892 (as part of CDC) |
34.26% | 9 / 30
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3
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1st
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References edit
- ^ Adejumobi, Said, ed. (27 December 2015). National Democratic Reforms in Africa: Changes and Challenges. Springer. p. 51. ISBN 9781137518828. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "President Weah Accepts Bassa People's Reelection Endorsement". Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "Liberian economy front and centre of Weah's state of the nation speech". Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "George Weah vows to change Liberia's citizenship laws". Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ Bensimon, Cyril; Kadiri, Ghalia (29 December 2017). "Liberia : " George Weah a joué de son statut de fils du peuple "". Le Monde.
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