Liberia Restoration Party

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The Liberia Restoration Party (LRP) is a political party in Liberia.

History

The LRP was certified by the National Elections Commission on June 26, 2017. [1] It is an off-shoot of Liberia Restoration to Christian Heritage, an organization centered around making Liberia into a Christian state. [2] MacDella Cooper was the first standard bearer of the party, and the first presidential candidate. [3] She was the only female presidential candidate in the 2017 election. [4] Her running mate was William R. Slocum. [5] Cooper supported Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) candidate George Weah in the subsequent run-off election. [6]

The LRP ran 37 candidates in the 2017 House of Representatives election, 11 of them being women. [7] The party won no seats in the legislature. [8] The LRP won no seats in the 2020 Senate election. [9] In a 2021 by-election for the Grand Gedeh County #1 District seat, LRP candidate Erol Madison Gwion Sr. defeated ruling party CDC candidate Jeremiah Garwo Sokan. [10]

In March 2023, the LRP convention held in Tubmanburg the convention elected Gabriel H. Salee as National Chairman of LRP, while it elected Allen R. Brown Jr. as standard bearer. [11] By July 2023, LRP Rep. Gwion returned to the CDC. [12] Brown was the LRP presidential candidate in 2023, his running mate being Noosevett J. Weah. [13] In the 2023 House election, the LRP ran 17 candidates. [14] Marie G. Johnson won election in the Grand Gedeh County #2 District. [15] In the 2023 Senate election, the LRP ran 3 candidates. [16] Thomas Yaya Nimely won in Grand Gedeh County. [17]

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References

  1. ↑ "Four New Political Parties Certificated". National Elections Commission. 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  2. ↑ Dodoo, Lennart (3 August 2017). "11 Liberian Political Parties Risk Being Barred From October Elections". FrontPage Africa . Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Liberian Women Intercede With Prayers For Peaceful Elections". FrontPage Africa. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  4. ↑ ""I'm The New Generation" – Macdella Cooper Tells Supporters". FrontPage Africa. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "2017 PRESIDENTIAL/VICE PRESIDENTIAL". National Elections Commission. 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  6. ↑ Sieh, Rodney D. (15 January 2018). "Names Emerge for President-elect Weah's Considerations For Cabinet". FrontPage Africa . Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "National Elections in Liberia, Fall 2017" (PDF). Carter Center. 2017. p. 47. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "LAST ELECTIONS". Inter-Parliamentary Union . Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "2020 SENATORIAL ELECTION RESULTS". National Elections Commission (Liberia). 21 December 2020. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  10. ↑ Sieh, Rodney (18 November 2021). "Liberia: By-Election Results Suggest Voters Rejected Politics of Ego, Numbers Boast". FrontPage Africa . Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  11. ↑ "Allan Brown Emerges As LRP Standard Bearer". FrontPage Africa. 8 March 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  12. ↑ Kwame (21 July 2023). "Rep. Gwion Backs Pres. Weah 2nd Term; Excited Over Return To CDC". Liberian News Agency. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  13. ↑ "2023 Candidate Nomination Presidential Aspirants Preliminary List" (PDF). National Elections Commission . Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  14. ↑ "2023 Candidate Nomination House of Representative Aspirants Preliminary List" (PDF). National Elections Commission . Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  15. ↑ "2023 House of REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION RESULTS". National Elections Commission. 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  16. ↑ "2023 Candidate Nomination Senate Aspirants Preliminary List" (PDF). National Elections Commission . Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  17. ↑ "2023 SENATORIAL ELECTION RESULTS". National Elections Commission. 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
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