Congress for Democratic Change
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (September 2019) |
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 | |
Congress for Democratic Change (abbreviated CDC) is a Liberian political party formed by supporters of George Weah's during the 2005 presidential campaign.
History
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
Presidential elections
| Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Votes | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | Second round | |||||
| 2005 | George Weah | 275,265 | 28.27% | 327,046 | 40.60% | Lost 
|
| 2011 | Winston Tubman | 394,370 | 32.68% | 62,207 | 9.29% | Lost
|
| 2017 | George Weah[a] | 596,037 | 38.37% | 732,185 | 61.54% | Won 
|
| 2023 | 804,087 | 43.83% | 793,914 | 49.36% | Lost
| |
- ^ Ran as candidate of the Coalition for Democratic Change
House of Representatives elections
| Election | Vote | % | Seats | +/– | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 157,753 | 15.97% | 15 / 64
|
New |  1st
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| 2011 | 163,592 | 12.84% | 11 / 73
|
 4
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2nd
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| 2017 | 239,754 (as part of CDC) |
15.57% | 21 / 73
|
15
|
1st
|
| 2023 | 401,921 (as part of CDC) |
22.12% | 25 / 73
|
4
|
 1st
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Senate elections
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005
|
252,677 | 15.97% | 3 / 30
|
New | 3rd
|
| 2011 | 259,161 | 20.20% | 3 / 30
|
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3rd
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| 2014 | 135,897 | 29.78% | 4 / 30
|
1
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3rd
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| 2020 | 246,908 | 28.02% | 6 / 30
|
2
|
2nd
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| 2023 | 620,892 (as part of CDC) |
34.26% | 9 / 30
|
3
|
1st
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References
- 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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