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The Liberia National Union (LINU) is a
political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular area's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology, ...
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 ...
. It was formed by Dr. Harry Moniba, who served as
Vice President of Liberia The vice president of the Republic of Liberia is the second-highest executive official in Liberia, and one of only two elected executive offices along with the President of Liberia, president. The vice president is elected on the same ticket w ...
from 1984 to 1990. Moniba also helped to create the multi-party election system that the country currently uses. He served as LINU's first standard bearer as well. It participated in the 11 October 2005
elections An election is a formal group decision-making process whereby a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operated ...
as part of the three-party United Democratic Alliance (UDA) coalition. Dr. Clarence K. Moniba, the leader of the Liberian National Union (LINU), announced on Thursday, January 19, 2023 at 5 AM his intention to run for the presidency in the 2023
elections An election is a formal group decision-making process whereby a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operated ...
.


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