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The Alternative National Congress (ANC) is a political party in
Liberia Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to Guinea–Liberia border, its north, Ivory Coast to Ivory Coast–Lib ...
.


History

The ANC was established on 17 August 2013 after registering with the National Electoral Commission. It was founded by former members of the
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. History During the 11 October 2005 elections, Weah placed first in the presidential pol ...
including Lafayette Horatio Gould and Henry Pedro Costa, who broke away from the party. The party won a single seat in the 2014 Senate elections, with Daniel Naatehn winning in
Gbarpolu County Gbarpolu is a Counties of Liberia, county in the northern portion of Liberia. One of 15 counties that comprise the Administrative division, first-level of administrative division in the nation, it has six Districts of Liberia, districts. Bopulu ...
. In the 2017 general elections the party nominated Alexander B. Cummings Jr. as its presidential candidate; he finished fifth with 7% of the vote. Despite having the fourth-highest vote share in the House of Representatives elections, the party failed to win a seat. It did not nominate any candidates in the 2020 Senate elections. The party's chairman and only senator Daniel Naatehn died on 8 August 2023 while receiving treatment overseas. Cummings was nominated as the party's presidential candidate for the 2023 general elections, which it will contest soon as part of the
Collaborating Political Parties The Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) was a political alliance in Liberia. The alliance was originally formed in 2018 by four opposition political parties: the All Liberian Party (ALP), the Unity Party (UP), the Alternative National Congress ...
(CPP) alongside the Liberty Party.
Charlyne Brumskine Charlyne M. Brumskine is a Liberian politician and philanthropist. She is leader of the Liberty Party. Early life Brumskine is a Bassa woman who hails from Buchanan, Grand Bassa County and Yekepa, Nimba County. She graduated from Howard Uni ...
is his running mate.


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