Congress for Democratic Change

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
AbbreviationCDC
ChairpersonMulbah K. Morlu
FounderGeorge Weah
IdeologyPopulism[1]
Civic nationalism[2]
Reformism[3]
Political positionBig tent[4][5]
National affiliationCoalition for Democratic Change
ColoursBlue
Seats in the Senate
9 / 30
Seats in the House
25 / 73
Website
cdcliberia.org

History

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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

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Presidential elections

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Election Candidate Votes % Votes % Result
First round Second round
2005 George Weah 275,265 28.27% 327,046 40.60% Lost  N
2011 Winston Tubman 394,370 32.68% 62,207 9.29% Lost  N
2017 George Weah[a] 596,037 38.37% 732,185 61.54% Won  Y
2023 804,087 43.83% 793,914 49.36% Lost  N
  1. ^ Ran as candidate of the Coalition for Democratic Change

House of Representatives elections

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Election Vote % Seats +/– Position
2005 157,753 15.97%
15 / 64
New   1st
2011 163,592 12.84%
11 / 73
  4   2nd
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

Senate elections

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Election Votes % Seats +/– Position
2005 252,677 15.97%
3 / 30
New   3rd
2011 259,161 20.20%
3 / 30
    3rd
2014 135,897 29.78%
4 / 30
  1   3rd
2020 246,908 28.02%
6 / 30
  2   2nd
2023 620,892
(as part of CDC)
34.26%
9 / 30
  3   1st

References

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  1. ^ Adejumobi, Said, ed. (27 December 2015). National Democratic Reforms in Africa: Changes and Challenges. Springer. p. 51. ISBN 9781137518828. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  2. ^ "President Weah Accepts Bassa People's Reelection Endorsement". Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Liberian economy front and centre of Weah's state of the nation speech". Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  4. ^ "George Weah vows to change Liberia's citizenship laws". Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  5. ^ 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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