Liberian People's Party
Liberian People's Party | |
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| Abbreviation | LPP |
| Chairman | Yanqui Zaza[1] |
| General Secretary | Leon Talery |
| Founder | Amos Claudius Sawyer |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Ideology | Pan-Africanism Democratic socialism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| National affiliation | Movement for Justice in Africa |
| Colours | Red |
| Seats in the Senate | 0 / 30 |
| Seats in the House | 1 / 73 |
| Website | |
| https://www.liberianpeopleparty.org/ | |
The Liberian People's Party (LPP) is a political party in Liberia.
LPP formed in 1983 as the electoral wing of the
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The party contested alone the 2017 Liberian general election, with Henry Boimah Fahnbulleh, who had previously resigned as national security advisor to the incumbent president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, running for the presidency.[2] 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.[3]
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.[1] In the following year's general election the party fielded Tiawan Saye Gongloe as presidential candidate.
References
- ^ a b "Liberia: Yanqui Zaza Elected as LPP Chairman". Daily Observer. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Fahnbulleh speaks on October elections". The New Dawn. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "National Tally Center Final Results Report for the Presidential and Representative Elections" (PDF). National Elections Commission. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
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