Liberty Party (Liberia)
Liberty Party | |
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| Abbreviation | LP |
| Leader | Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence |
| Founder | Charles Brumskine |
| Founded | 19 May 2005 |
| Headquarters | Monrovia, Liberia |
| Ideology | Liberalism[1] Economic liberalism[1] Federalism[1] Parliamentarianism[1] |
| Political position | Centre to centre-right |
| National affiliation | Collaborating Political Parties (2018–2024) |
| Colours | Green White |
| Senate | 3 / 30 |
| House of Representatives | 6 / 73 |
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The Liberty Party (LP) is a liberal political party in Liberia.
History
The party was founded on 19 May 2005.[2] It first fielded candidates in the 2005 elections. Its candidate Charles Brumskine placed third in the presidential poll, winning 13.9% of the vote. The party won 2⁄15 of the half up for election seats in the Senate and nine in the House of Representatives.
In October 2010, the party was set for a coalition with the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), the largest party in the Legislature. The deal would have seen the two field a single list of candidates and presidential candidate in the next year's elections; a shared leadership of Brumskine and the CDC's standard-bearer, George Weah.[3] This deal fell apart, and party accordingly announced in February 2011 its senator Franklin Siakor had been chosen as Brumskine's running mate for the election.[4]
The 2014 senate elections saw the party take second (or third if including the independents), with 11.47% of the vote, however the third-largest tranche of party political seats – all being geographic – happened to favour the then lesser-polling Unity Party. The LP share of the up for election half of senate seats was 2⁄15. The party has 4 of the 30 senators, the most recently elected being Abraham Darius Dillon in 2019.
In the 2017 two-purpose elections, the party eked out third (or fourth if including the independents), with 9.62% of the presidential vote; 8.57% in the House. In the latter its sum of three seats was surpassed by the lesser-polling PUP, and by the greater-polling independents with 13 of the 73 seats.
It was formerly led by Charlyne Brumskine.[5] Since 2024, its political leader is Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d "Liberia - Africa Elects". Africa Elects. Archived from the original on 20 July 2025. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
Liberty Party (LP) / Leader: Musa Hassan Bility / Orientation: Liberal / Ideology: Economic liberalism, federalism, parliamentarism / Stance towards the government: Opposition / National affiliation: Collaborating Political Parties (centre to centre-right) / International affiliation: N/A
- ^ Tumu, Jaheim T. (2025-05-16). "Liberia: Liberty Party Celebrates 20Years of Democratic Advocacy and Legacy". FrontPageAfrica. Retrieved 2025-11-01.
- ^ Binda, Stephen (October 25, 2010). "Weah, Brumskine Vow to Run on Same Ticket". Daily Observer. Archived from the original on October 28, 2010. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
- ^ "Brumskine-Siakor: Another Dream Ticket?". The 1847 Post. February 9, 2011. Archived from the original on April 11, 2011.
- ^ "LIBERTY PARTY - Reconciliation Speech by Charlyne Brumskine". Analyst Liberia. 2021-12-22. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
- ^ "Liberia: Battle for Supremacy Settled". allAfrica.com. Archived from the original on 2024-10-01. Retrieved 2025-11-01.
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