Congress for Democratic Change

Congress for Democratic Change
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.org
Politics of Liberia Political parties Elections

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%	LostN
2011	Winston Tubman	394,370	32.68%	62,207	9.29%	LostN
2017	George Weah [a]	596,037	38.37%	732,185	61.54%	WonY
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

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

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

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 .

External links

• CDC official website