Congress for Democratic Change (

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CDC) is a

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 ...

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formed by supporters of George Weah's during the 2005 presidential campaign.

History

During the 11 October 2005

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, 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

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and 15 in the

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Electoral history

Presidential elections

House of Representatives elections

Senate elections

References

External links

CDC official website
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